Quartett

[kvaʁˈtɛt]

/[kvaʁˈtɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Quartett” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,152
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Musikwerk ursprünglich für vier Solostimmen, dann auch für vier Soloinstrumente

Corpus desk

Index DE-quartett · Quartett · German

Quartett · rank #12,152 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,152
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH provozieren

Nearest frequency peer: provozieren (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Quartett”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Quartett” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Quartett vs Quintett
75% similar

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

Key facts for Quartett
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuartett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kvaʁˈtɛt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,152
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Quartett” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Quartettliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „provozieren“ (#12,151), „Raab“ (#12,153), „Protesten“ (#12,150). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Quartett (IPA [kvaʁˈtɛt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,152 among 216 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quartett, with forms such as "qaurtett", "qquartett", and "quarettt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Quintett", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Quartett, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Musikwerk ursprünglich für vier Solostimmen, dann auch für vier Soloinstrumente
  2. 2
    Ensemble von vier Instrumentalisten oder vier Vokalisten
  3. 3
    verbale Kurzform für Streichquartett
  4. 4
    beide vierzeiligen Strophen in einem Sonett
  5. 5
    Gruppe von vier Personen mit einer Gemeinsamkeit
  6. 6
    Kartenspiel, bei dem die Spieler möglichst viele vollständige Quartette sammeln müssen
  7. 7
    Satz vier zusammengehöriger Karten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit den vier Stimmen eines Quartetts "kann jeder Dreiklangston besetzt und der Grundton verdoppelt werden. So ergibt sich die harmonische Vollständigkeit, ohne die Durchsichtigkeit des Klanges zu gefährden."
  2. Die Pop-Gruppe Abba war eines der erfolgreichsten Vokal-Quartette aller Zeiten.

This word in other languages

quartet(English)cuarteto(Español)quartette(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaurtett
  • qquartett
  • quarettt
  • quarrtett
  • quartet
  • quarttet
  • quarttett
  • quatrett
  • quratett
  • uqartett

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Quartett - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

qaurtett2qquartett1quarettt2quarrtett1quartet1quarttet2quarttett1quatrett2
Edit distance from "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 "Quartett"?
"Quartett" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kvaʁˈtɛt].
What does "Quartett" mean?
As a noun, "Quartett" means: Musikwerk ursprünglich für vier Solostimmen, dann auch für vier Soloinstrumente
What words are commonly confused with "Quartett"?
"Quartett" is commonly confused with "Quintett". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Quartett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quartett" is [kvaʁˈtɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quartett" come from?
"Quartett" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schlauch#12,163niedlich#12,140Schwager#12,166Schöpfer#12,168

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Regimes10 variantsMülheim10 variantsmischt10 variantsKaribik10 variants

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Quintett". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #12,152 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "Q" letter cohort. Q–Z browse

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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