quadrangular

adj

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"quadrangular" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“quadrangular” is uncommon English (frequency #78,053 among 288 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,053
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.

Corpus desk

Index EN-quadrangular · quadrangular · English

quadrangular · rank #78,053 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,053
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH pushchair

Nearest frequency peer: pushchair (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “quadrangular”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “quadrangular” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quadrangular
PropertyValue
Headwordquadrangular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,053
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “quadrangular” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).quadrangularfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “pushchair” (#78,052), “PTB” (#78,051), “psychodynamic” (#78,050). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “quadrangular” is #78,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quadrangular is uncommon English at frequency #78,053 among 288 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for quadrangular in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English quadrangulere, from Late Latin quadrangulāris. Compare Middle French and French quadrangulaire. By surface analysis, quadr- + -angular. The correct English form is quadrangular, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-G-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.
  2. 2
    Involving four participants or teams.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. We are promised certainly a triangular, and possibly a quadrangular, contest for Governor this Fall.
  2. It is understood they will today consult lawyers about claims in a Sunday newspaper, attributed to a PCA official, that Collier leant on its chief executive, Sean Morris, to increase the pressure on the England players during the Test to sign a revised agreement with Stanford, scrapping the $20m Super Series but agreeing to a new quadrangular tournament a…

Etymology

From Middle English quadrangulere, from Late Latin quadrangulāris. Compare Middle French and French quadrangulaire. By surface analysis, quadr- + -angular.

This word in other languages

cuadrangular(Español)quadrangulaire(Français)viereckig(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quadrangular"?
"quadrangular" is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-G-U-L-A-R.
What does "quadrangular" mean?
As an adjective, "quadrangular" means: Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.
What is the origin of the word "quadrangular"?
From Middle English quadrangulere, from Late Latin quadrangulāris. Compare Middle French and French quadrangulaire. By surface analysis, quadr- + -angular. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quadrangular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list