quinta vs quinze, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#1,101
“quinta” frequency rank: #4,949
“quinze” frequency rank: 6050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	quinta	quinze
Definition	chácara, pequena propriedade agrícola	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 quinta and quinze apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

quinta

6 ch

quinze

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quinta is /ˈkĩ.tɐ/ while quinze is /ˈkĩ.zɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quinta is recorded at frequency rank #1,101, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkĩ.tɐ/. 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 6050, this pair ranks #68,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quinta vs quinze

Shared letters: inqu. Private to "quinta": at. Private to "quinze": ez.

"quinta" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quinze" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

quinta ← qiunta · qquinta · quinat · quinnta · quintta · quitna · qunita · uqinta
quinze ← qiunze · qquinze · quinez · quinnze · quinzze · quizne · qunize · uqinze

Frequency comparison

quinta#1,101

quinze#4,949

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"quinta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,101 in our Portuguese list, against #4,949 for "quinze". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering quinta vs quinze

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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