quadruplet
/kwɑˈdɹʌplət/noun
quadruplet is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-U-P-L-E-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quadruplet means “A tuplet of four notes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quadruplet is quadruplets.
How many letters and syllables are in quadruplet?
| Letters | 10: Q-U-A-D-R-U-P-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is quadruplet?
Quadruplet appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 quadruplet?
- UK /kwɒˈdɹʌplət/
- UK /kwɑˈdɹuːplət/
- US /kwɑˈdɹʌplət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-quadruplet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with quadruplet?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as quadruplet from its last stressed vowel (/ʌplət/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of quadruplet
- quadruplets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quadruplet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tuplet of four notes.
- 2
A sequence of four elements.
- 3
One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
- 4
A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quadruplet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quadruplé , quadruplet , quartolet |
| German | Vierling |
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 quadruplet come from?
From quadruple + -et.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).