quartet

/kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/

//kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt// noun

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"quartet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“quartet” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,196
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A group of four people or things, particularly

Corpus desk

Index EN-quartet · quartet · English

quartet · rank #14,196 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,196
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH PTSD

Nearest frequency peer: PTSD (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “quartet”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “quartet” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quartet vs quartz
71% similar
quartet vs quintet
71% similar
quartet vs quart
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quartet
PropertyValue
Headwordquartet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,196
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quartet” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).quartet lands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quartet (IPA /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,196 among 288 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for quartet, with forms such as "qaurtet", "qquartet", and "quarett". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "quartz", "quintet", "quart", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto. The correct English form is quartet, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A group of four people or things, particularly
  2. 2
    A group of four people or things, particularly
  3. 3
    A group of four people or things, particularly
  4. 4
    A group of four people or things, particularly

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how quartet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The last of the quartet of American fighter pilots to join the RAF before the war was Cyril 'Pussy' Palmer, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in March 1918.
  2. The string quartet played some chamber music.

Etymology

From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto.

Synonyms

foursomequadrupletquadruplicityquadradquaternionquaternityquartettetradtetraplet

This word in other languages

cuarteto(Español)quatuor(Français)Quartett(Deutsch)quarteto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaurtet
  • qquartet
  • quarett
  • quarrtet
  • quartett
  • quartte
  • quarttet
  • quatret
  • quratet
  • uqartet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quartet - 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.

qaurtet2qquartet1quarett2quarrtet1quartett1quartte2quarttet1quatret2
Edit distance from "quartet"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quartet"?
"quartet" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/.
What does "quartet" mean?
As a noun, "quartet" means: A group of four people or things, particularly
What words are commonly confused with "quartet"?
"quartet" is commonly confused with "quartz", "quintet", "quart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quartet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quartet" is /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/. 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 "quartet"?
From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto. 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 "quartet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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What to do next

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  • "quartet" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "quartz". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #14,196 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list