Quisquilie
[kvɪsˈkviːli̯ə]
The verdict
“Quisquilie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kleinigkeit, Nichtigkeit, Bagatelle
Corpus desk
Index DE-quisquilie · Quisquilie · German
Quisquilie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quisquilie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kvɪsˈkviːli̯ə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Quisquilie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Quisquilie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kvɪsˈkviːli̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kleinigkeit, Nichtigkeit, Bagatelle".
Quisquilie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Quisquilie, spelled Q-U-I-S-Q-U-I-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1Kleinigkeit, Nichtigkeit, Bagatelle
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Quisquilie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Immer dramatischer klangen die Nachrichten, immer albtraumhafter sahen die Videoberichte von den Küsten aus, da konnte er doch wohl nicht wie in Normalzeiten über Quisquilien aus dem eigenen Land sprechen?“
„Was auf den ersten Blick wie eine geschichtspolitische Quisquilie wirken mag, ist in Wirklichkeit elementar.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.