Which to use
“que” is an adverb and “quite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4
- “que” frequency rank
- #44,558
- “quite” frequency rank
- 44562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | que | quite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quanto, quão grande, qual de | livre de dívida ou obrigação |
Where the eye mixes que and quite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses que with quite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: que is /ˈkɨ/ while quite is /ˈki.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
que is recorded at frequency rank #4, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈkɨ/. 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 44562, this pair ranks #20,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of que vs quite
Shared letters: equ. Private to "que": -. Private to "quite": it.
"que" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "quite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quite ← qiute · qquite · quitte · qutie · uqite
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "que" and "quite" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "que" or "quite" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "que" and "quite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "que" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "que" and "quite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quit vs quite". 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 #20,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.