Quartals

[kvaʁˈtaːls]

/[kvaʁˈtaːls]/ noun

The verdict

“Quartals” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,180
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-quartals · Quartals · German

Quartals · rank #49,180 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,180
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Putschisten

Nearest frequency peer: Putschisten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Quartals“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Quartals“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Quartals vs Quartal
88% similar

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

Key facts for Quartals
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuartals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kvaʁˈtaːls]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,180
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Quartals“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Quartalsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Putschisten“ (#49,179), „Quartieren“ (#49,181), „purem“ (#49,178). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Quartals“ bei #49,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Quartals (IPA [kvaʁˈtaːls]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,180 among 216 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Quartal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quartals, with forms such as "qaurtals", "qquartals", and "quaratls". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Quartal", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Quartals, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Quartal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaurtals
  • qquartals
  • quaratls
  • quarrtals
  • quartalls
  • quartalss
  • quartasl
  • quartlas
  • quarttals
  • quatrals
  • quratals
  • uqartals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Quartals - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qaurtals2qquartals1quaratls2quarrtals1quartalls1quartalss1quartasl2quartlas2
Edit distance from "Quartals"

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 "Quartals"?
"Quartals" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kvaʁˈtaːls].
What does "Quartals" mean?
As a noun, "Quartals" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Quartal
What words are commonly confused with "Quartals"?
"Quartals" is commonly confused with "Quartal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Quartals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quartals" is [kvaʁˈtaːls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quartals" come from?
"Quartals" 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 "Quartals", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list