Quästor
[ˈkvɛstoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Quästor” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - niedrigstes Amt der römischen Ämterlaufbahn, hauptsächlich Finanzbeamter, aber der Aufgabenbereich unterlag über die Jahrhunderte einem Wandel
Corpus desk
Index DE-quastor · Quästor · German
Quästor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quästor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkvɛstoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Quästor“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Quästor is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvɛstoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Quästor in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Quästor, spelled Q-U-Ä-S-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1niedrigstes Amt der römischen Ämterlaufbahn, hauptsächlich Finanzbeamter, aber der Aufgabenbereich unterlag über die Jahrhunderte einem Wandel
- 2Schatzmeister eines Vereins
- 3Schatzmeister einer Universität
- 4Polizeipräsident
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Quästor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cato war sehr jung, als er zum Quästor gewählt wurde.
Unser Quästor hört zum Jahresende auf.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.