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quilted

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "quilted", 7-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "quilted" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "quilted" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

quilted is anEnglishadj. It means: Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them. Often confused with quite and quoted.

Key facts for quilted
PropertyValue
Headwordquilted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdj
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,180
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of quilted in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for quilted is 7 letters long, classified as anadj. Corpus data places it at rank #37,180 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for quilted, with forms such as "qiulted", "qquilted", and "quiletd". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "quite", "quoted", "quintet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is quilted, spelled Q-U-I-L-T-E-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them.
  2. 2
    Having characteristics that approximate the above to some degree.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qiulted,qquilted,quiletd,quillted,quiltde,quiltedd,quiltted,quitled,qulited,uqilted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for quilted

Misspelling Variants of "quilted"

qiulted7qquilted8quiletd7quillted8quiltde7quiltedd8quiltted8quitled7
Misspelling Variants of "quilted"

Frequency rank: #37,180 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quilted"?
"quilted" is spelled Q-U-I-L-T-E-D.
What does "quilted" mean?
As an adj, "quilted" means: Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them.
What words are commonly confused with "quilted"?
"quilted" is commonly confused with "quite", "quoted", "quintet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "quilted" come from?
"quilted" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.