quintet
/kwɪnˈtɛt/noun
quintet is spelled Q-U-I-N-T-E-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quintet means “A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quintet is quintets.
How many letters and syllables are in quintet?
| Letters | 7: Q-U-I-N-T-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 quintet?
Quintet appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 quintet?
- /kwɪnˈtɛt/
Quintet has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-quintet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quintet
- quintets plural
- quintette
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quintet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties.
- 2
A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
- 3
Any group of five members
jazz quintet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quintet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (music) a composition in five parts:
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 quintet come from?
From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).