Quäker

[ˈkvɛːkɐ]

/[ˈkvɛːkɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Quäker” is uncommon German (frequency #85,725 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,725
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied einer christlichen Religionsgemeinschaft, die vor allem in den englischsprachigen Teilen der Welt und in Afrika Verbreitung fand

Corpus desk

Index DE-quaker · Quäker · German

Quäker · rank #85,725 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,725
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Querulanten

Nearest frequency peer: Querulanten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Quäker“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Quäker“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Quäker
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuäker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkvɛːkɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Quäker“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Quäkerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Querulanten“ (#85,724), „races“ (#85,726), „Quartalen“ (#85,723). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Quäker“ bei #85,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Quäker is uncommon German at frequency #85,725 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvɛːkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitglied einer christlichen Religionsgemeinschaft, die vor allem in den englischsprachigen Teilen der Welt und in Afrika Verbreitung fand".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Quäker, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Quäker, spelled Q-U-Ä-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitglied einer christlichen Religionsgemeinschaft, die vor allem in den englischsprachigen Teilen der Welt und in Afrika Verbreitung fand

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Quäker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Diese beiden verkleidete William als Quäker und brachte ihnen bei, wie solche zu sprechen.“

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Quäker"?
"Quäker" is spelled Q-U-Ä-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɛːkɐ].
What does "Quäker" mean?
As a noun, "Quäker" means: Mitglied einer christlichen Religionsgemeinschaft, die vor allem in den englischsprachigen Teilen der Welt und in Afrika Verbreitung fand
How do you pronounce "Quäker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quäker" is [ˈkvɛːkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quäker" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Quäker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list