Which to use
“quina” and “quintal” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,934
- “quina” frequency rank
- #6,343
- “quintal” frequency rank
- 38277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quina | quintal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ângulo, aresta, esquina | espaço aberto adjunto a uma casa |
Letter map: quina vs quintal
Shared letters muted; letters that set quina and quintal apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: quina and quintal
quina and quintal are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quina is recorded at frequency rank #31,934, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈki.nɐ/. quintal is at rank #6,343, tagged as anoun.
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 38277, this pair ranks #28,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quina vs quintal
Shared letters: ainqu. Private to "quina": -. Private to "quintal": lt.
"quina" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quintal" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quina" and "quintal" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quina" or "quintal"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "quina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quintal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quina" and "quintal" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quina 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 #28,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.