quarrelous
/ˈkwɒɹələs/
"quarrelous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quarrelous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quarrelsome; argumentative.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quarrelous · quarrelous · English
quarrelous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | quarrelous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkwɒɹələs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quarrelous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quarrelous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkwɒɹələs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quarrelsome; argumentative.".
Zero misspellings are on record for quarrelous in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From quarrel + -ous. The correct English form is quarrelous, spelled Q-U-A-R-R-E-L-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Quarrelsome; argumentative.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quarrelous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Is it not better for a man to suspend his owne perswasion, than to meddle with these sedicious and quarellous [translating quereleuses] divisions?
Etymology
From quarrel + -ous.
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.