quadcopter
/ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/
"quadcopter" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quadcopter” is uncommon English (frequency #58,952 among 2,880 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,952
- frequency rank, English
- 2,880
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quadcopter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #58,952 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quadcopter” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
quadcopter is uncommon English at frequency #58,952 among 2,880 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.".
quadcopter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷatru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri-clip. English quad- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-Europ… The correct English form is quadcopter, spelled Q-U-A-D-C-O-P-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷatru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri-clip. English quad- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English copter English quadcopter From quad- + copter.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “quadcopter”
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- The one correct English spelling is Q-U-A-D-C-O-P-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/ (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.