# quilt

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkwɪlt/ · frequency rank #21,036

## Definitions
1. A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
2. A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
3. A quilted skirt worn by women.
4. Something composed of a variety of stitched-together parts; a patchwork.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit.

## Easily confused with
- **quit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quit)
- **quiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quiz)
- **quip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quip)
- **quite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quite)
- **Quinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quinn)
- **quits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quits)
- **quirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quirk)
- **Quito** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quito)
- **quint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quint)
- **quilted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quilted)
- **quid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quid-vs-quilt)
- **qual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qual-vs-quilt)
- **quick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quick-vs-quilt)
- **quiet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quiet-vs-quilt)
- **quest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quest-vs-quilt)
- **quail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quail-vs-quilt)
- **quill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quill-vs-quilt)
- **quart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quart-vs-quilt)
- **quell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quell-vs-quilt)
- **quant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quant-vs-quilt)

## Common misspellings (7)
`qiult`, `qquilt`, `quillt`, `quiltt`, `quitl`, `qulit`, `uqilt`

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