quint
/kwɪnt/noun
quint is spelled Q-U-I-N-T: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quint means “An interval of one fifth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quint is quints.
How many letters and syllables are in quint?
| Letters | 5: Q-U-I-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quint?
Quint appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 quint?
- /kwɪnt/
- [kʰw̥ɪnt]
- /kwɛ̃/
Quint has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of quint
- quints plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quint mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An interval of one fifth.
- 2
The E string of a violin.
- 3
In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker.
- 4
USinformala quin or quintuplet.
- 5
A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
- 6
quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).