quartz
/k(w)ɔːts/
"quartz" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quartz” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,275
- frequency rank, English
- 288
- “Q” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quartz · quartz · English
quartz · rank #11,275 · 9 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,275
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 288
- PHOTO-FINISH quad
Nearest frequency peer: quad (-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 “quartz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- prank
prank
88,730 corpus weight
- premature
premature
88,729 corpus weight
- psychiatrist
psychiatrist
88,728 corpus weight
- quad
quad
88,727 corpus weight
- quartz
quartz
88,726 corpus weight
- residency
residency
88,723 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “quartz” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quartz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /k(w)ɔːts/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,275 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quartz” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around quartz (IPA /k(w)ɔːts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,275 among 288 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for quartz, with forms such as "qaurtz", "qquartz", and "quarrtz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "quark", "quart", "quant", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”)], from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose, grab”). The correct English form is quartz, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-Z.
Definition
- 1The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
- 2Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quartz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The telescope and collimator have each an object-glass consisting of a single lens of quartz 1½ inch diameter and a focal length of 18½ inches for the sodium yellow light, but not more than 16 inches for the highest rays measured.
Subsequently, the old Malay brought him the present specimen in a state of torpidity, telling him he had found it in a cavity of the quartz reef.
Etymology
From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”)], from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose, grab”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- qaurtz
- qquartz
- quarrtz
- quarttz
- quartzz
- quarzt
- quatrz
- quratz
- uqartz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quartz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quartz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "quartz" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "quark". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,275 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "Q" letter cohort. Q–Z browse
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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.