quilted

adj

"quilted" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“quilted” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,180
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them.

Corpus desk

Index EN-quilted · quilted · English

quilted · rank #37,180 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,180
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH QF

Nearest frequency peer: QF (-3 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “quilted”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “quilted” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quilted vs quite
71% similar
quilted vs quoted
71% similar
quilted vs quintet
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “quilted”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).quiltedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “QF” (#37,177), “puny” (#37,176), “radium” (#37,184). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “quilted” is #37,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quilted, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,180 among 288 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for quilted, with forms such as "qiulted", "qquilted", and "quiletd". 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, "quite", "quoted", "quintet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is quilted, spelled Q-U-I-L-T-E-D.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how quilted appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a brand of quilted toilet paper
  2. The stateroom panelling is veneered with quilted maple and walnut, and the furniture is in sycamore and walnut.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiulted
  • qquilted
  • quiletd
  • quillted
  • quiltde
  • quiltedd
  • quiltted
  • quitled
  • qulited
  • uqilted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quilted - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qiulted2qquilted1quiletd2quillted1quiltde2quiltedd1quiltted1quitled2
Edit distance from "quilted"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quilted"?
"quilted" is spelled Q-U-I-L-T-E-D.
What does "quilted" mean?
As an adjective, "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?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quilted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list