Quickie

[ˈkvɪki]

/[ˈkvɪki]/ noun

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The verdict

“Quickie” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,675 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#63,675
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zügig vollzogener Geschlechtsakt ohne Vorspiel

Key facts for Quickie
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuickie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkvɪki]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,675
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Quickie” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Quickie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Quickie is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkvɪki]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,675 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Quickie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Quickie, spelled Q-U-I-C-K-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zügig vollzogener Geschlechtsakt ohne Vorspiel
  2. 2
    etwas, das auf die Schnelle und wenig ausführlich gemacht wird

This word in other languages

quickie(English)coup(Français)

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 "Quickie"?
"Quickie" is spelled Q-U-I-C-K-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɪki].
What does "Quickie" mean?
As a noun, "Quickie" means: zügig vollzogener Geschlechtsakt ohne Vorspiel
How do you pronounce "Quickie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quickie" is [ˈkvɪki]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quickie" come from?
"Quickie" 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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Using “Quickie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Q-U-I-C-K-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkvɪki] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list