Which to use
“quit” is a verb and “quite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,522
- “quit” frequency rank
- #44,558
- “quite” frequency rank
- 91080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quit | quite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desistir (de algo) | livre de dívida ou obrigação |
Where the eye mixes quit and quite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quit with quite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quit is /kwɪt/ while quite is /ˈki.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “quit” sits inside “quite”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quit is recorded at frequency rank #46,522, classified as averb, pronounced /kwɪt/. 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 91080, this pair ranks #229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quit vs quite
Shared letters: iqtu. Private to "quit": -. Private to "quite": e.
"quit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quit" and "quite" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quit" or "quite"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quit" and "quite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quit" and "quite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quit vs quitar". 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 #229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.