Which to use
“quand” and “quase” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,697
- “quand” frequency rank
- #241
- “quase” frequency rank
- 30938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quand | quase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quando | perto de; próximo |
Where the eye mixes quand and quase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quand with quase
A purely visual mix-up. quand (/kɑ̃/) and quase (/ˈkwa.zi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quand is recorded at frequency rank #30,697, classified as anadv, pronounced /kɑ̃/. quase is at rank #241, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈkwa.zi/.
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 30938, this pair ranks #37,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quand vs quase
Shared letters: aqu. Private to "quand": dn. Private to "quase": es.
"quand" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quase" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quand" and "quase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quand" vs "quase" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quand" and "quase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quand" and "quase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quand vs quina". 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 #37,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.