Quest

[kvɛst]

/[kvɛst]/ noun

The verdict

“Quest” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,694
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Artusepik die Heldenreise oder Aventiure des Ritters oder Helden, in deren Verlauf er verschiedene Feinde besiegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-quest · Quest · German

Quest · rank #17,694 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,694
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quarantäne

Nearest frequency peer: Quarantäne (-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 “Quest”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Quest” 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).

Quest vs queue
40% similar
Quest vs Quint
60% similar
Quest vs Quests
83% similar

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

Key facts for Quest
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kvɛst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,694
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Quest” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Quarantäne“ (#17,693), „Rangliste“ (#17,695), „Quantität“ (#17,692). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Quest (IPA [kvɛst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,694 among 216 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quest, with forms such as "qeust", "qquest", and "quesst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "queue", "Quint", "Quests", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Quest, spelled Q-U-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Artusepik die Heldenreise oder Aventiure des Ritters oder Helden, in deren Verlauf er verschiedene Feinde besiegt
  2. 2
    Aufgabe, Auftrag in Rollenspielen und rollenspielähnlichen Computerspielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dies ist eine Gruppenquest und daher alleine nicht lösbar.
  2. Der Spieler löst die Quests ohne fremde Hilfe.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeust
  • qquest
  • quesst
  • questt
  • quets
  • quset
  • uqest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qeust2qquest1quesst1questt1quets2quset2uqest2
Edit distance from "Quest"

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 "Quest"?
"Quest" is spelled Q-U-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kvɛst].
What does "Quest" mean?
As a noun, "Quest" means: in der Artusepik die Heldenreise oder Aventiure des Ritters oder Helden, in deren Verlauf er verschiedene Feinde besiegt
What words are commonly confused with "Quest"?
"Quest" is commonly confused with "queue", "Quint", "Quests". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Quest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quest" is [kvɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quest" come from?
"Quest" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

What to do next

You've looked up "Quest". Here's where to go from here.

  • "Quest" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "queue". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #17,694 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "Q" letter cohort. Q–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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