quina vs quinze, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“quina” is a noun and “quinze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,934
“quina” frequency rank: #4,949
“quinze” frequency rank: 36883
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	quina	quinze
Definition	ângulo, aresta, esquina	número equivalente a quatorze mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha quinze elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 15 (algarismos arábicos) ou XV (algarismos romanos)

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quina and quinze apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

quina

6 ch

quinze

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quina is /ˈki.nɐ/ while quinze is /ˈkĩ.zɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36883, 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/. quinze is at rank #4,949, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈkĩ.zɨ/.

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 36883, this pair ranks #29,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quina vs quinze

Shared letters: inqu. Private to "quina": a. Private to "quinze": ez.

"quina" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quinze" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

quina ← qiuna · qquina · quian · quinna · qunia · uqina
quinze ← qiunze · qquinze · quinez · quinnze · quinzze · quizne · qunize · uqinze

Frequency comparison

quina#31,934

quinze#4,949

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quina" and "quinze" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "quina" is a noun and "quinze" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "quina" or "quinze"?

"quinze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,949 in our Portuguese list, against #31,934 for "quina". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering quina vs quinze

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “quina”; for a num, it's “quinze”.
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