quality

[kwɒlɪtɪ]

/[kwɒlɪtɪ]/ noun

The verdict

“quality” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,363
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualität

Corpus desk

Index DE-quality · quality · German

quality · rank #18,363 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,363
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH RAin

Nearest frequency peer: RAin (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “quality”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “quality” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quality vs quält
57% similar
quality vs Qualität
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quality
PropertyValue
Headwordquality
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kwɒlɪtɪ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,363
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “quality” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).qualityliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „RAin“ (#18,364), „Puff“ (#18,361), „Rampe“ (#18,365). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quality (IPA [kwɒlɪtɪ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,363 among 216 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qualität".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for quality, with forms such as "qaulity", "qquality", and "quailty". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "quält", "Qualität", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is quality, spelled Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualität

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The quality of our products increased over the years.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaulity
  • qquality
  • quailty
  • qualitty
  • qualityy
  • qualiyt
  • quallity
  • qualtiy
  • qulaity
  • uqality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quality - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qaulity2qquality1quailty2qualitty1qualityy1qualiyt2quallity1qualtiy2
Edit distance from "quality"

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 "quality"?
"quality" is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [kwɒlɪtɪ].
What does "quality" mean?
As a noun, "quality" means: Qualität
What words are commonly confused with "quality"?
"quality" is commonly confused with "quält", "Qualität". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quality" is [kwɒlɪtɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quality" come from?
"quality" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "quality". Here's where to go from here.

  • "quality" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "quält". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #18,363 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "Q" letter cohort. Q–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list