quaestor
/ˈkwiːstə/
"quaestor" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quaestor” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quaestor · quaestor · English
quaestor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quaestor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkwiːstə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quaestor” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quaestor is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkwiːstə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
quaestor has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 Middle English questor, from Latin quaestor, from an old participle form of quaerō. The correct English form is quaestor, spelled Q-U-A-E-S-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
- 2The Quaestor sacri palatii of the late Roman Empire and Byzantium; first generally a legislator, then judicial official, and eventually an honorary title by the 14th century.
- 3In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quaestor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Decoratus was quæstor in A.D. 508.
Etymology
From Middle English questor, from Latin quaestor, from an old participle form of quaerō.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.