quartier

[kvaʁˈtiːɐ̯]

/[kvaʁˈtiːɐ̯]/ verb

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The verdict

“quartier” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,250. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,250
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quartieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-quartier · quartier · German

quartier · rank #9,250 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,250
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Partnern

Nearest frequency peer: Partnern (-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 „quartier“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „quartier“ 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).

quartier vs quartiere
89% similar
quartier vs Quartieren
70% similar

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

Key facts for quartier
PropertyValue
Headwordquartier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kvaʁˈtiːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,250
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „quartier“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Partnern“ (#9,249), „regelt“ (#9,251), „parks“ (#9,248). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „quartier“ bei #9,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around quartier (IPA [kvaʁˈtiːɐ̯]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,250 among 216 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quartieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for quartier, with forms such as "qaurtier", "qquartier", and "quariter". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "quartiere", "Quartieren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is quartier, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quartieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaurtier
  • qquartier
  • quariter
  • quarrtier
  • quarteir
  • quartierr
  • quartire
  • quarttier
  • quatrier
  • quratier
  • uqartier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quartier - 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.

qaurtier2qquartier1quariter2quarrtier1quarteir2quartierr1quartire2quarttier1
Edit distance from "quartier"

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 "quartier"?
"quartier" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kvaʁˈtiːɐ̯].
What does "quartier" mean?
As a verb, "quartier" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quartieren
What words are commonly confused with "quartier"?
"quartier" is commonly confused with "quartiere", "Quartieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quartier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quartier" is [kvaʁˈtiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quartier" come from?
"quartier" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Partnern#9,249Pakistan#9,247Mohammed#9,240schwulen#9,260

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

steckte11 variantsStrache11 variantsThriller11 variantsHeiliger11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list