quadrant
/ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/
"quadrant" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quadrant” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #20,196 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,196
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quadrant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quadrant” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for quadrant is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,196 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for quadrant, with forms such as "qaudrant", "qquadrant", and "quadarnt". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans. The correct English form is quadrant, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
- 2One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
- 3One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
- 4A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
- 5One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
Etymology
From Middle English quadrant, from Old French cadran, quadrant and its etymon Latin quadrāns, -antis (“fourth part of something, quarter”). Doublet of quadrans.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qaudrant,qquadrant,quadarnt,quaddrant,quadrannt,quadrantt,quadratn,quadrnat,quadrrant,quardant,qudarant,uqadrant
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quadrant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “quadrant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.