quarrel with

verb

"quarrel-with" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“quarrel with” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quarrel, with, to argue with (someone).

Corpus desk

Index EN-quarrel-with · quarrel with · English

quarrel with · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for quarrel with
PropertyValue
Headwordquarrel with
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “quarrel with” in English

quarrel withfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quarrel with is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for quarrel with in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is quarrel with, spelled Q-U-A-R-R-E-L- -W-I-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quarrel, with, to argue with (someone).
  2. 2
    To dispute (an issue or fact).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how quarrel with appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I'm not quarreling with your figures; I'm just not sure they support your conclusion.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quarrel with"?
"quarrel with" is spelled Q-U-A-R-R-E-L- -W-I-T-H.
What does "quarrel with" mean?
As a verb, "quarrel with" means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quarrel, with, to argue with (someone).
What language does "quarrel with" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list