quartermaster

/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/

//ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ// noun

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"quartermaster" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“quartermaster” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,611
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of qua...

Corpus desk

Index EN-quartermaster · quartermaster · English

quartermaster · rank #27,611 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,611
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH PvP

Nearest frequency peer: PvP (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “quartermaster”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “quartermaster” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quartermaster
PropertyValue
Headwordquartermaster
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/
Letters13
Frequency rank#27,611
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “quartermaster”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).quartermasterlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “PvP” (#27,610), “radiance” (#27,612), “Purcell” (#27,609). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “quartermaster” is #27,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around quartermaster (IPA /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,611 among 288 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for quartermaster, with forms such as "qaurtermaster", "qquartermaster", and "quaretrmaster". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English quartermayster, quartermaistre, equivalent to quarter + master. Perhaps reinforced by and merged with Dutch kwartiermeester, kwartier-meester. Compare German Quartiermeister, French quartier-maître. The correct English form is quartermaster, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-R-M-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.
  2. 2
    A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Once master of the quarterdeck.
  3. 3
    A leadership position within a troop whose responsibility it is to track and maintain the troop's equipment, for example stoves, Dutch ovens, utensils, and tents.

Etymology

From Middle English quartermayster, quartermaistre, equivalent to quarter + master. Perhaps reinforced by and merged with Dutch kwartiermeester, kwartier-meester. Compare German Quartiermeister, French quartier-maître.

This word in other languages

quartier-maître(Français)furriel(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaurtermaster
  • qquartermaster
  • quaretrmaster
  • quarrtermaster
  • quartemraster
  • quarteramster
  • quartermasetr
  • quartermasster
  • quartermasterr
  • quartermastre
  • quartermastter
  • quartermatser
  • quartermmaster
  • quartermsater
  • quarterrmaster
  • quartremaster
  • quarttermaster
  • quatrermaster
  • quratermaster
  • uqartermaster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quartermaster - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qaurtermaster2qquartermaster1quaretrmaster2quarrtermaster1quartemraster2quarteramster2quartermasetr2quartermasster1
Edit distance from "quartermaster"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quartermaster"?
"quartermaster" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-R-M-A-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/.
What does "quartermaster" mean?
As a noun, "quartermaster" means: An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of qua...
What are common misspellings of "quartermaster"?
Common misspellings include "qaurtermaster", "qquartermaster", "quaretrmaster", "quarrtermaster", "quartemraster". The correct spelling is "quartermaster".
How do you pronounce "quartermaster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quartermaster" is /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "quartermaster"?
From Middle English quartermayster, quartermaistre, equivalent to quarter + master. Perhaps reinforced by and merged with Dutch kwartiermeester, kwartier-meester. Compare German Quartiermeister, French quartier-maître. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quartermaster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list