# quarterly

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #7,270

## Definitions
1. Occurring once every quarter year (three months); taking place quarter-yearly.
2. (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.

## Etymology
From quarter + -ly (adjectival).

## Easily confused with
- **quarters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quarterly-vs-quarters)
- **quarter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quarter-vs-quarterly)

## Common misspellings (14)
`qaurterly`, `qquarterly`, `quaretrly`, `quarrterly`, `quartelry`, `quarterlly`, `quarterlyy`, `quarterrly`, `quarteryl`, `quartrely`, `quartterly`, `quatrerly`, `quraterly`, `uqarterly`

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