Which to use
“quer” is a conjunction and “quis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #129
- “quer” frequency rank
- #1,256
- “quis” frequency rank
- 1385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quer | quis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ou | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo querer |
Letter map: quer vs quis
Shared letters muted; letters that set quer and quis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for quer / quis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: quer is aconjunction and quisaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quer is recorded at frequency rank #129, classified as aconj. quis is at rank #1,256, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkis/.
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 1385, this pair ranks #74,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quer vs quis
Shared letters: qu. Private to "quer": er. Private to "quis": is.
"quer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quer" and "quis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quer" vs "quis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "quer" and "quis".
- Full dictionary entry for "quer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quer" and "quis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quis vs quit". 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 #74,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.