quisle
"quisle" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quisle” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To collaborate with an (occupying) enemy power; be a quisling.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quisle · quisle · English
quisle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | quisle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quisle” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quisle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To collaborate with an (occupying) enemy power; be a quisling.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for quisle in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from quisling. The correct English form is quisle, spelled Q-U-I-S-L-E.
Definition
- 1To collaborate with an (occupying) enemy power; be a quisling.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quisle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He is surrounded by a potential American Quisling (Mr. DENNIS ARUNDELL) who grizzles and Quisles noisily, an unhappy secretary (Mr. BRUNO BARNABE), and an even more unhappy wife (Miss MARGARETTA SCOTT).
Etymology
Back-formation from quisling.
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.