# quartet

> English word · Noun · IPA /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/ · frequency rank #14,196

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **quartz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quartet-vs-quartz)
- **quintet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quartet-vs-quintet)
- **quart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quart-vs-quartet)
- **quarter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quarter-vs-quartet)
- **quarrel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quarrel-vs-quartet)
- **quarters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quarters-vs-quartet)

## Common misspellings (10)
`qaurtet`, `qquartet`, `quarett`, `quarrtet`, `quartett`, `quartte`, `quarttet`, `quatret`, `quratet`, `uqartet`

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