quirt
/kwɚt/noun, verb
quirt is spelled Q-U-I-R-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quirt means “A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quirt is quirts.
How many letters and syllables are in quirt?
| Letters | 5: Q-U-I-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is quirt?
Quirt appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 quirt?
- UK /kwɜːt/
- US /kwɚt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-quirt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with quirt?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as quirt from its last stressed vowel (/əɹt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of quirt
- quirts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- quirting participle, present
- quirted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quirt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
verb
- 1
To strike with a quirt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quirt come from?
From Spanish cuerda (“cord”), or Mexican Spanish cuarta (“whip”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).