quin

[kwin]

/[kwin]/ unknown

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The verdict

“quin” is uncommon German (frequency #67,614 among 3,618 “Q” headwords), classed as an unknown. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,614
frequency rank, German
3,618
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Akkusativ Plural des Relativpronomens qua

Key facts for quin
PropertyValue
Headwordquin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[kwin]
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,614
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quin” 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). quin lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quin is uncommon German at frequency #67,614 among 3,618 “Q” headwords, classed as anunknown, transcribed [kwin]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Akkusativ Plural des Relativpronomens qua".

No generated misspelling entries exist for quin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is quin, spelled Q-U-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akkusativ Plural des Relativpronomens qua

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 "quin"?
"quin" is spelled Q-U-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kwin].
What does "quin" mean?
As an unknown, "quin" means: Akkusativ Plural des Relativpronomens qua
How do you pronounce "quin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quin" is [kwin]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quin" come from?
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Using “quin”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Q-U-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kwin] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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