quase vs quite, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“quase” is an adverb and “quite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#241
“quase” frequency rank: #44,558
“quite” frequency rank: 44799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	quase	quite
Definition	perto de; próximo	livre de dívida ou obrigação

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quase and quite apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

quase

5 ch

quite

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quase is /ˈkwa.zi/ while quite is /ˈki.tɨ/. 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 (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quase is recorded at frequency rank #241, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈkwa.zi/. quite is at rank #44,558, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈki.tɨ/.

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 44799, this pair ranks #20,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quase vs quite

Shared letters: equ. Private to "quase": as. Private to "quite": it.

"quase" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

quase ← qause · qquase · quaes · quasse · qusae · uqase
quite ← qiute · qquite · quitte · qutie · uqite

Frequency comparison

quase#241

quite#44,558

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "quase" is an adverb and "quite" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

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

"quase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #241 in our Portuguese list, against #44,558 for "quite". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering quase vs quite

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “quase”; for an adjective, it's “quite”.
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