quarter-century
"quarter-century" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quarter-century” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A period of twenty-five years.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quarter-century |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quarter-century” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
quarter-century is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A period of twenty-five years.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for quarter-century, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From quarter + century. The correct English form is quarter-century, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-R---C-E-N-T-U-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A period of twenty-five years.
Etymology
From quarter + century.
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.
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Using “quarter-century”
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- The one correct English spelling is Q-U-A-R-T-E-R---C-E-N-T-U-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.