quinze vs quite, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#4,949
“quinze” frequency rank: #44,558
“quite” frequency rank: 49507
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	quinze	quite
Definition	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)	livre de dívida ou obrigação

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch

quinze

5 ch

quite

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quinze is /ˈkĩ.zɨ/ while quite is /ˈki.tɨ/. 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 (num vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quinze is recorded at frequency rank #4,949, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈkĩ.zɨ/. quite is at rank #44,558, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈki.tɨ/.

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 49507, this pair ranks #15,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of quinze vs quite

Shared letters: eiqu. Private to "quinze": nz. Private to "quite": t.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

quinze ← qiunze · qquinze · quinez · quinnze · quinzze · quizne · qunize · uqinze
quite ← qiute · qquite · quitte · qutie · uqite

Frequency comparison

quinze#4,949

quite#44,558

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"quinze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,949 in our Portuguese list, against #44,558 for "quite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering quinze vs quite

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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