# quarterfinal

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,991

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From quarter + final.

## Common misspellings (18)
`qaurterfinal`, `qquarterfinal`, `quaretrfinal`, `quarrterfinal`, `quartefrinal`, `quarterffinal`, `quarterfianl`, `quarterfinall`, `quarterfinla`, `quarterfinnal`, `quarterfnial`, `quarterifnal`, `quarterrfinal`, `quartrefinal`, `quartterfinal`, `quatrerfinal`, `quraterfinal`, `uqarterfinal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quarterfinal