quarta
noun
quarta is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quarta means “A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quarta is quartas.
How many letters and syllables are in quarta?
| Letters | 6: Q-U-A-R-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 quarta?
Quarta appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 quarta
- quartas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quarta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
- 2
A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quarta come from?
From Portuguese quarta, from Latin quartus (“fourth”), q.v., in reference to the units making up one-fourth of the alqueire (“Portuguese bushel”) or arrantel (“Portuguese pound”). Doublet of quart, quater, and cuaderon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).