quintet

/kwɪnˈtɛt/

//kwɪnˈtɛt// noun

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

The verdict

“quintet” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,037
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)

Corpus desk

Index EN-quintet · quintet · English

quintet · rank #35,037 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,037
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH quaternary

Nearest frequency peer: quaternary (-2 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 “quintet”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quintet” 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).

quintet vs quite
71% similar
quintet vs Quinton
57% similar
quintet vs quitter
71% similar

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

Key facts for quintet
PropertyValue
Headwordquintet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kwɪnˈtɛt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,037
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “quintet”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “quaternary” (#35,035), “ramble” (#35,039), “QE” (#35,034). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “quintet” is #35,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quintet (IPA /kwɪnˈtɛt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,037 among 288 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for quintet, with forms such as "qiuntet", "qquintet", and "quinett". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "quite", "Quinton", "quitter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”). The correct English form is quintet, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
  2. 2
    A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
  3. 3
    Any group of five members

Etymology

From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).

Synonyms

fivesomepentadpentupletquinityquintadquintetquintupletquintuplex

This word in other languages

quinteto(Español)quintette(Français)Quintett(Deutsch)quinteto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiuntet
  • qquintet
  • quinett
  • quinntet
  • quintett
  • quintte
  • quinttet
  • quitnet
  • qunitet
  • uqintet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quintet - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qiuntet2qquintet1quinett2quinntet1quintett1quintte2quinttet1quitnet2
Edit distance from "quintet"

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 "quintet"?
"quintet" is spelled Q-U-I-N-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kwɪnˈtɛt/.
What does "quintet" mean?
As a noun, "quintet" means: A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
What words are commonly confused with "quintet"?
"quintet" is commonly confused with "quite", "Quinton", "quitter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quintet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quintet" is /kwɪnˈtɛt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "quintet"?
From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list