Quintett
[kvɪnˈtɛt]
The verdict
“Quintett” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,819 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,819
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Gruppe von fünf Musizierenden (Singstimmen oder Instrumente)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quintett |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kvɪnˈtɛt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #28,819 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Quintett” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Quintett is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kvɪnˈtɛt]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,819 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quintett, with forms such as "qiuntett", "qquintett", and "quinettt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Quartett", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Quintett, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-E-T-T.
Definition
- 1eine Gruppe von fünf Musizierenden (Singstimmen oder Instrumente)
- 2ein Musikstück für fünf Sänger oder fünf Instrumente
- 3Gruppe von fünf Personen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qiuntett,qquintett,quinettt,quinntett,quintet,quinttet,quinttett,quitnett,qunitett,uqintett
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Quintett - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Quintett”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Q-U-I-N-T-E-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kvɪnˈtɛt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Quartett” - see the side-by-side comparison. Quintett vs Quartett
- 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.