quart

/kwɔːt/

//kwɔːt// noun

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"quart" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“quart” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,679. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,679
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

Corpus desk

Index EN-quart · quart · English

quart · rank #28,679 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,679
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH puritan

Nearest frequency peer: puritan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “quart”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “quart” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quart vs quit
60% similar
quart vs quay
60% similar
quart vs quiet
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quart
PropertyValue
Headwordquart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kwɔːt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,679
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quart” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).quartlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “puritan” (#28,678), “quinoa” (#28,680), “progesterone” (#28,677). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around quart (IPA /kwɔːt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,679 among 288 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for quart, with forms such as "qaurt", "qquart", and "quarrt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "quit", "quay", "quiet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English quart, quarte, from Old French quarte, carte, from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Spanish cuarto (“quarter; room, quarters”). The correct English form is quart, spelled Q-U-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
  2. 2
    Four successive cards of the same suit.
  3. 3
    A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
  4. 4
    The fourth defensive position; quarte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A tierce major is good against any other tierce; a quart minor is good against a tierce major.
  2. Camber did possesse the Westerne quart.

Etymology

From Middle English quart, quarte, from Old French quarte, carte, from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Spanish cuarto (“quarter; room, quarters”).

This word in other languages

cuarta(Español)pinte(Français)Quart(Deutsch)quarto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaurt
  • qquart
  • quarrt
  • quartt
  • quatr
  • qurat
  • uqart

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quart - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qaurt2qquart1quarrt1quartt1quatr2qurat2uqart2
Edit distance from "quart"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quart"?
"quart" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kwɔːt/.
What does "quart" mean?
As a noun, "quart" means: A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
What words are commonly confused with "quart"?
"quart" is commonly confused with "quit", "quay", "quiet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quart"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quart" is /kwɔːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "quart"?
From Middle English quart, quarte, from Old French quarte, carte, from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Spanish cuarto (“quarter; room, quarters”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quart", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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What to do next

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  • "quart" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "quit". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #28,679 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list