Quadrille
[kvaˈdʁɪljə]
The verdict
“Quadrille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gruppe von vier Reitern
Corpus desk
Index DE-quadrille · Quadrille · German
Quadrille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Quadrille |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kvaˈdʁɪljə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Quadrille“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Quadrille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kvaˈdʁɪljə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Quadrille in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Quadrille, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1eine Gruppe von vier Reitern
- 2eine spezielle Figur beim Formationsreiten
- 3ein gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts in Paris entstandener Gesellschaftstanz, den mindestens vier Paare im Karree tanzen
- 4eine spezielle Variante des Spiels Patience
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Quadrille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Arme überkreuz Hände fassend, hüpfte er herum, als tanze er eine Quadrille, ohne dabei die dicke Aktentasche zu verlieren, die er zwischen Ellbogen und Hüfte geklemmt hatte.“
„Das Orchester spielte ein Potpourri von Mazurkas, Quadrillen und Walzern.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.