Which to use
“quer” is a conjunction and “quit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #129
- “quer” frequency rank
- #46,522
- “quit” frequency rank
- 46651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quer | quit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ou | desistir (de algo) |
Letter map: quer vs quit
Shared letters muted; letters that set quer and quit apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - quer and quit
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: quer is aconjunction and quitaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quer is recorded at frequency rank #129, classified as aconj. quit is at rank #46,522, tagged as averb, pronounced /kwɪt/.
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 46651, this pair ranks #18,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quer vs quit
Shared letters: qu. Private to "quer": er. Private to "quit": it.
"quer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quer" for "quit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quer" vs "quit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "quer" vs "quit" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "quer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quer" and "quit" 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 #18,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.