Quarz

[kvaʁt͡s]

/[kvaʁt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Quarz” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,295. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,295
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mineral, das in reinem Zustand farblos und durchscheinend ist und aus Siliziumdioxid besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-quarz · Quarz · German

Quarz · rank #29,295 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,295
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quarterback

Nearest frequency peer: Quarterback (-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 „Quarz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Quarz“ 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).

Quarz vs quer
40% similar
Quarz vs Quiz
60% similar
Quarz vs quasi
40% similar

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

Key facts for Quarz
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuarz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kvaʁt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,295
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Quarz“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Quarzliegt 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: „Quarterback“ (#29,294), „quere“ (#29,296), „prophezeit“ (#29,292). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Quarz“ bei #29,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Quarz (IPA [kvaʁt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,295 among 216 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quarz, with forms such as "qaurz", "qquarz", and "quarrz". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "quer", "Quiz", "quasi", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Quarz, spelled Q-U-A-R-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mineral, das in reinem Zustand farblos und durchscheinend ist und aus Siliziumdioxid besteht
  2. 2
    Kristall aus Quarz
  3. 3
    Elektronisches Bauelement; ein speziell geschnittener Quarzkristall mit angebrachten Elektroden, dessen piezoelektrische Eigenschaften zur Frequenzstabilisierung elektrischer Schwingungen benutzt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quarz ist eines der häufigsten Mineralien in der Erdkruste.
  2. „Es war keine geringe Arbeit, vor dem Aufkleben der Etiketten die Namen der Gesteine festzustellen; die Verschiedenheit der Farben und des Korns ließ sie Tonerde und Mergel, Granit und Gneis, Quarz und Kalkstein verwechseln.“

Synonyms

SiliziumdioxidQuarzkristallBergkristallSchwingquarz

This word in other languages

quartz(English)cuarzo(Español)quartz(Français)quartzo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaurz
  • qquarz
  • quarrz
  • quarzz
  • quazr
  • quraz
  • uqarz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qaurz2qquarz1quarrz1quarzz1quazr2quraz2uqarz2
Edit distance from "Quarz"

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 "Quarz"?
"Quarz" is spelled Q-U-A-R-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [kvaʁt͡s].
What does "Quarz" mean?
As a noun, "Quarz" means: Mineral, das in reinem Zustand farblos und durchscheinend ist und aus Siliziumdioxid besteht
What words are commonly confused with "Quarz"?
"Quarz" is commonly confused with "quer", "Quiz", "quasi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Quarz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quarz" is [kvaʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quarz" come from?
"Quarz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quere#29,296reimt#29,303pitch#29,282Ottos#29,271

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Sigma7 variantsmedian7 variantsSäbel7 variantsManko7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list