Quadrate
[kvaˈdʁaːtə]
The verdict
“Quadrate” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,959
- frequency rank, German
- 3,618
- “Q” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Quadrat
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quadrate |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kvaˈdʁaːtə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #38,959 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Quadrate” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Quadrate (IPA [kvaˈdʁaːtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,959 among 3,618 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quadrate, with forms such as "qaudrate", "qquadrate", and "quadarte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Quadrat", "Quadranten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Quadrate, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Quadrat
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Quadrat
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Quadrat
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Quadrat
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- qaudrate
- qquadrate
- quadarte
- quaddrate
- quadraet
- quadratte
- quadrrate
- quadrtae
- quardate
- qudarate
- uqadrate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Quadrate - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Quadrate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Q-U-A-D-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kvaˈdʁaːtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Quadrat” - see the side-by-side comparison. Quadrate vs Quadrat
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.