quadroon
/kwɑːˈdɹuːn/noun, adjective
quadroon is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-O-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quadroon means “A person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quadroon is quadroons.
How many letters and syllables are in quadroon?
| Letters | 8: Q-U-A-D-R-O-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quadroon?
Quadroon appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce quadroon?
- /kwɑːˈdɹuːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of quadroon
- quadroons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quadroon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent.
adjective
- 1
datedOf or related to quadroons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quadroon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense three fourths Caucasian and one fourth African in descent:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does quadroon come from?
From Spanish cuarterón (“¾ white, a child of a European and a mestizo”), from cuarto (“one-fourth”) + -on (“-oon: forming related nouns”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuarteron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).