Quäntchen

[ˈkvɛntçən]

/[ˈkvɛntçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Quäntchen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,080 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,080
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alte Gewichtseinheit, altes Handelsgewicht, das dem vierten Teil eines Lots entspricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-quantchen · Quäntchen · German

Quäntchen · rank #76,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,080
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH quälende

Nearest frequency peer: quälende (-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 „Quäntchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Quäntchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuäntchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkvɛntçən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Quäntchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Quäntchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „quälende“ (#76,079), „Québec“ (#76,081), „Quizshow“ (#76,078). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Quäntchen“ bei #76,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Quäntchen is uncommon German at frequency #76,080 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvɛntçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Quäntchen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Quäntchen, spelled Q-U-Ä-N-T-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    alte Gewichtseinheit, altes Handelsgewicht, das dem vierten Teil eines Lots entspricht
  2. 2
    kleine Menge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je nach historischen Territorium und je nach Zeit hatte das Quäntchen und seine Synonyme auch seine unterschiedliche Festlegung.
  2. Das nötige Quäntchen Glück sollte man haben.

Synonyms

FitzelchenSchussHauchTropfen

This word in other languages

pinch(English)pellizco(Español)peu(Français)

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 "Quäntchen"?
"Quäntchen" is spelled Q-U-Ä-N-T-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɛntçən].
What does "Quäntchen" mean?
As a noun, "Quäntchen" means: alte Gewichtseinheit, altes Handelsgewicht, das dem vierten Teil eines Lots entspricht
How do you pronounce "Quäntchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quäntchen" is [ˈkvɛntçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quäntchen" come from?
"Quäntchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pritchard#76,070Rechtecke#76,091redigiert#76,094Pornokino#76,064

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list