quietude
/ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.t(j)uːd/noun
quietude is spelled Q-U-I-E-T-U-D-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quietude means “Synonym of quietness (“absence of sound”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quietude is quietudes.
How many letters and syllables are in quietude?
| Letters | 8: Q-U-I-E-T-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quietude?
Quietude appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce quietude?
- /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.t(j)uːd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-quietude.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quietude
- quietudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quietude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of quietness (“absence of sound”)
- 2
tranquility
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quietude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tranquility:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does quietude come from?
Borrowed from Middle French quiétude, from Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētus, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“rest”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).