quare
adjective
quare is spelled Q-U-A-R-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, quare means “Queer, strange” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quare?
| Letters | 5: Q-U-A-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 quare?
Quare appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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).
Forms of quare
- quarer comparative
- quarest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quare mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
IrelanddatedQueer, strange.
I was after finishing my dinner when there was quare knock on the door.
- 2
IrelandA lot of, very, great.
He'd brought a quare amount of money with him.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quare come from?
Variant of queer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).