Learn about the difference between the homophones: choir and quire

Definitions

choir

Choir is a noun that refers to a group of singers who perform together, often in a church or other religious setting.

Example

The choir sang a beautiful hymn during the wedding ceremony.

Example

She joined the school choir to improve her singing skills.

quire

Quire is a noun that refers to a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality, used for bookbinding or manuscript writing.

Example

The bookbinder used a quire of paper to create the pages of the book.

Example

The manuscript was written on a quire of parchment.

Tips To Remember the Differences

Here are a few tips to easily distinguish the difference between these words while keeping in mind the description we've provided:

- To remember the difference between choir and quire, you can associate choir with singing and music. Think of the word 'choir' as having the letters 'i' and 'r' in it, which stand for 'instrumental' and 'religious'. - For quire, think of the word 'paper', which has the letters 'q' and 'u' in it, just like 'quire'.