quintuplet
/kwɪnˈtʌplət/
"quintuplet" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quintuplet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quintuplet · quintuplet · English
quintuplet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quintuplet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kwɪnˈtʌplət/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quintuplet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quintuplet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kwɪnˈtʌplət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
quintuplet has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From quintuple + -et, from Middle French quintuple. The correct English form is quintuplet, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-U-P-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
- 2One of a group of five, particularly babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
- 3A cycle adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.
Etymology
From quintuple + -et, from Middle French quintuple.
Synonyms
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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.