quinary
/ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/adjective, noun
quinary is spelled Q-U-I-N-A-R-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, quinary means “Of fifth rank or order” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quinary?
| Letters | 7: Q-U-I-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 quinary?
Quinary appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 quinary?
- /ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/
- /ˈkwaɪ.nɛɹ.i/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of quinary
- quinaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quinary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of fifth rank or order.
- 2
Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.
- 3
To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
noun
- 1
Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quinary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of fifth rank or order:
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 quinary come from?
From the Latin quīnārius (“containing five each”), from quīnī (“five each”, “five at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quinaire, the Italian quinario, and the Portuguese quinário. Doublet of quinarius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).