quintade
/ˈkwɪn.teɪd/
"quintade" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quintade” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quintade |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkwɪn.teɪd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quintade” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for quintade is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkwɪn.teɪd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for quintade in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of quint- (“five”) and decade (“10-year period”). The correct English form is quintade, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
Etymology
Blend of quint- (“five”) and decade (“10-year period”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “quintade”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Q-U-I-N-T-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkwɪn.teɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.