Quinte

[ˈkvɪntə]

/[ˈkvɪntə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Quinte” is uncommon German (frequency #82,016 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,016
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fünfte Stufe einer diatonischen Tonfolge

Corpus desk

Index DE-quinte · Quinte · German

Quinte · rank #82,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,016
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH querfeldein

Nearest frequency peer: querfeldein (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Quinte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Quinte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Quinte
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuinte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkvɪntə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,016
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Quinte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Quintefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „querfeldein“ (#82,015), „quotes“ (#82,017), „radikalisierten“ (#82,019). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Quinte“ bei #82,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Quinte is uncommon German at frequency #82,016 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvɪntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Quinte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Quinte, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    fünfte Stufe einer diatonischen Tonfolge
  2. 2
    Intervall, das 5 Töne der diatonischen Tonleiter umspannt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hatte sich nicht auch erwiesen, dass man die Intervalle Oktave und Quinte in der Musik gewinnt, wenn man zum Beispiel die Saiten einer Leier im Verhältnis von 2 zu 1 und 3 zu 2 teilt?
  2. Die behäbige Bratsche, eine Quinte tiefer gestimmt als die Geige, schmiegte sich ihm passgenau in die Hände und unter das Kinn; vor allem mit dem tiefen, satten Klang konnte Mönkemeyer, 30, sich sofort anfreunden.

Synonyms

QuinttonQuintenschritt

This word in other languages

fifth(English)quinta(Español)quinte(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 "Quinte"?
"Quinte" is spelled Q-U-I-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɪntə].
What does "Quinte" mean?
As a noun, "Quinte" means: fünfte Stufe einer diatonischen Tonfolge
How do you pronounce "Quinte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quinte" is [ˈkvɪntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quinte" come from?
"Quinte" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quotes#82,017Qigong#82,012rijeka#82,043Sanden#82,078

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list