quarterfinal
noun
quarterfinal is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-R-F-I-N-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quarterfinal means “One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quarterfinal is quarterfinals.
How many letters and syllables are in quarterfinal?
| Letters | 12: Q-U-A-R-T-E-R-F-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 quarterfinal?
Quarterfinal appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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).
How do you pronounce quarterfinal?
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-quaterfinal.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-quarterfinal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with quarterfinal
Also written: quarter-final (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of quarterfinal
- quarterfinals plural
- quarter final
- quarter-final
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quarterfinal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.
- 2
A competition that narrows a field of contestants (quarterfinalists) to a set of semifinalists, for a subsequent final.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quarterfinal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quart de finale |
| German | Viertelfinale |
| Portuguese | quartas de final, quartos de final |
| Spanish | cuartos de final |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does quarterfinal come from?
From quarter + final.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).