Quadragese
[kvadʁaˈɡeːzə]
The verdict
“Quadragese” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fastenzeit von vierzig Tagen vor Ostern
Corpus desk
Index DE-quadragese · Quadragese · German
Quadragese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quadragese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kvadʁaˈɡeːzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Quadragese“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Quadragese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kvadʁaˈɡeːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fastenzeit von vierzig Tagen vor Ostern".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Quadragese, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Quadragese, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-G-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Fastenzeit von vierzig Tagen vor Ostern
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Quadragese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Quadragese soll gefastet werden.
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