Which to use
“quartel” is a noun and “quarter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,342
- “quartel” frequency rank
- #45,042
- “quarter” frequency rank
- 51384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quartel | quarter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de instalações onde se alojam tropas e se guarda o respectivo equipamento | quarto; quarta parte |
Where the eye mixes quartel and quarter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quartel with quarter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quartel is /kwɐɾ.ˈtɛɫ/ while quarter is /ˈkwɔːtə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “quartel” becomes r in “quarter”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quartel is recorded at frequency rank #6,342, classified as anoun, pronounced /kwɐɾ.ˈtɛɫ/. quarter is at rank #45,042, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkwɔːtə/.
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 51384, this pair ranks #13,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quartel vs quarter
Shared letters: aeqrtu. Private to "quartel": l. Private to "quarter": -.
"quartel" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quarter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quartel" and "quarter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quartel" or "quarter"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quartel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quarter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quartel" and "quarter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quarter vs quartzo". 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 #13,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.