quart

[kaʁ]

/[kaʁ]/ noun

The verdict

“quart” is uncommon German (frequency #73,916 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,916
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-quart · quart · German

quart · rank #73,916 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,916
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH quadratischer

Nearest frequency peer: quadratischer (-2 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 “quart”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “quart” 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
Key facts for quart
PropertyValue
Headwordquart
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#73,916
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “quart” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „quadratischer“ (#73,914), „quack“ (#73,913), „rabiat“ (#73,919). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quart is uncommon German at frequency #73,916 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Viertel".

Zero misspellings are on record for quart in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 quart, spelled Q-U-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Viertel

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 "quart"?
"quart" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁ].
What does "quart" mean?
As a noun, "quart" means: Viertel
How do you pronounce "quart"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quart" is [kaʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quart" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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