quartet

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/[…]/ noun

The verdict

“quartet” is an uncommon German word, ranked #79,608 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#79,608
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Musik / Literatur: das Quartett

Key facts for quartet
PropertyValue
Headwordquartet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quartet” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quartet lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for quartet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,608 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Musik / Literatur: das Quartett".

No misspelling variants are generated for quartet in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is quartet, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Musik / Literatur: das Quartett

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 "quartet"?
"quartet" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "quartet" mean?
As a noun, "quartet" means: Musik / Literatur: das Quartett
How do you pronounce "quartet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quartet" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quartet" come from?
"quartet" 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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Using “quartet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Q-U-A-R-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list