Quorum
[ˈkvoːʁʊm]
The verdict
“Quorum” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,929
- frequency rank, German
- 3,618
- “Q” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anzahl der Mitglieder eines Gremiums oder sonstiger Stimmberechtigter, welche für die Gültigkeit eines Beschlusses oder einer Abstimmung anwesend sein oder sich an ihr beteiligen muss
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quorum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkvoːʁʊm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #46,929 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Quorum” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Quorum (IPA [ˈkvoːʁʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,929 among 3,618 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quorum, with forms such as "qourum", "qquorum", and "quormu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Quorum, spelled Q-U-O-R-U-M.
Definition
- 1Anzahl der Mitglieder eines Gremiums oder sonstiger Stimmberechtigter, welche für die Gültigkeit eines Beschlusses oder einer Abstimmung anwesend sein oder sich an ihr beteiligen muss
- 2Anzahl der unter [1] erwähnten Mitglieder oder Stimmberechtigten, die für die Gültigkeit eines Beschlusses zustimmen muss
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qourum,qquorum,quormu,quorrum,quorumm,quourm,quroum,uqorum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Quorum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Quorum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Q-U-O-R-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkvoːʁʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.