quinto

[ˈkwinto]

/[ˈkwinto]/ num

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The verdict

“quinto” is uncommon German (frequency #76,077 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,077
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-quinto · quinto · German

quinto · rank #76,077 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,077
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Querstreifen

Nearest frequency peer: Querstreifen (-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 „quinto“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quinto
PropertyValue
Headwordquinto
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈkwinto]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,077
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „quinto“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).quintofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Querstreifen“ (#76,076), „Quizshow“ (#76,078), „Pustekuchen“ (#76,075). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „quinto“ bei #76,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quinto is uncommon German at frequency #76,077 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈkwinto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fünfte".

Zero misspellings are on record for quinto in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is quinto, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fünfte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Abbiamo vissuto due settimane al quinto piano di un hotel.

This word in other languages

cinquième(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 "quinto"?
"quinto" is spelled Q-U-I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwinto].
What does "quinto" mean?
As a numeral, "quinto" means: fünfte
How do you pronounce "quinto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quinto" is [ˈkwinto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quinto" come from?
"quinto" 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 "quinto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Québec#76,081Primas#76,068rebels#76,090pinker#76,058

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list