quiescence
/kwiˈɛsəns/
"quiescence" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quiescence” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quiescence · quiescence · English
quiescence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quiescence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kwiˈɛsəns/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quiescence” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quiescence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kwiˈɛsəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quiescence, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From quiescent + -ence, or borrowed from Latin quiescentia, from quiescens, present participle of quiesco, from quies. The correct English form is quiescence, spelled Q-U-I-E-S-C-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
- 2Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
- 3The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
- 4The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
- 5In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quiescence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Old Faithful is sometimes degraded by being made a laundry. Garments placed in the crater during quiescence are ejected thoroughly washed when the eruption takes place.
The man does not theologize; he does not contemplate; he does not envision the full possibilities of the occasion. His one act is belly-oriented, and it is an act of quiescence, not of initiative.
Etymology
From quiescent + -ence, or borrowed from Latin quiescentia, from quiescens, present participle of quiesco, from quies.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.