quão vs que, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#2,849
“quão” frequency rank: #4
“que” frequency rank: 2853
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	quão	que
Definition	exprime intensidade: quanto, como	quanto, quão grande, qual de

Letter map: quão vs que

Shared letters muted; letters that set quão and que apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch

quão

3 ch

que

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

quão and que 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 2853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quão is recorded at frequency rank #2,849, classified as anadv. que is at rank #4, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈkɨ/.

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 2853, this pair ranks #72,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quão vs que

Shared letters: qu. Private to "quão": oã. Private to "que": e.

"quão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "que" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quão" and "que" 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 "que"?

"que" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4 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.