Which to use
“quadra” is a noun and “quebra” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,575
- “quadra” frequency rank
- #2,904
- “quebra” frequency rank
- 9479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quadra | quebra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | local de treinamento de escola de samba | ruim |
Where the eye mixes quadra and quebra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quadra with quebra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quadra is /ˈkwa.dɾɐ/ while quebra is /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quadra is recorded at frequency rank #6,575, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkwa.dɾɐ/. quebra is at rank #2,904, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 9479, this pair ranks #63,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quadra vs quebra
Shared letters: aqru. Private to "quadra": d. Private to "quebra": be.
"quadra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quebra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quadra" for "quebra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quadra" vs "quebra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quadra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quebra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quadra" and "quebra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebra vs queer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #63,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.