quão vs quase, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“quão” and “quase” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,849
“quão” frequency rank: #241
“quase” frequency rank: 3090
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	quão	quase
Definition	exprime intensidade: quanto, como	perto de; próximo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quão and quase apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

quão

5 ch

quase

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

quão and quase are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quão is recorded at frequency rank #2,849, classified as anadv. 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 3090, this pair ranks #72,127 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quão vs quase

Shared letters: qu. Private to "quão": oã. Private to "quase": aes.

"quão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "quase" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

quase ← qause · qquase · quaes · quasse · qusae · uqase

Frequency comparison

quão#2,849

quase#241

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quão" and "quase" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "quão" or "quase"?

"quase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #241 in our Portuguese list, against #2,849 for "quão". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering quão vs quase

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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