Quartalen

[ˌkvaʁˈtaːlən]

/[ˌkvaʁˈtaːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Quartalen” is uncommon German (frequency #85,723 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,723
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Quartal

Corpus desk

Index DE-quartalen · Quartalen · German

Quartalen · rank #85,723 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,723
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 „Quartalen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Quartalen
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuartalen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkvaʁˈtaːlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Quartalen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Querulanten“ (#85,724), „pyramid“ (#85,721), „Quäker“ (#85,725). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Quartalen“ bei #85,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Quartalen is uncommon German at frequency #85,723 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkvaʁˈtaːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Quartal".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Quartalen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Quartalen, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Quartal

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 "Quartalen"?
"Quartalen" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkvaʁˈtaːlən].
What does "Quartalen" mean?
As a noun, "Quartalen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Quartal
How do you pronounce "Quartalen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quartalen" is [ˌkvaʁˈtaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quartalen" come from?
"Quartalen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list