quadra
"quadra" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quadra” is uncommon English (frequency #75,327 among 2,880 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,327
- frequency rank, English
- 2,880
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quadra · quadra · English
quadra · rank #75,327 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,327
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,880
- PHOTO-FINISH puzzler
Nearest frequency peer: puzzler (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “quadra”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- punked
punked
24,678 corpus weight
- Pusan
Pusan
24,676 corpus weight
- puzzler
puzzler
24,675 corpus weight
- quadra
quadra
24,674 corpus weight
- quickstep
quickstep
24,672 corpus weight
- quintile
quintile
24,671 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “quadra” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quadra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #75,327 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quadra” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
quadra is uncommon English at frequency #75,327 among 2,880 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for quadra in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin quadra. The correct English form is quadra, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A.
Definition
- 1The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
- 2A fillet, or listel.
- 3A frame enclosing a bas relief.
Etymology
From Latin quadra.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quadra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.