quittance
/ˈkwɪtəns/
"quittance" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quittance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A release or acquittal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quittance · quittance · English
quittance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | quittance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkwɪtəns/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quittance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quittance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkwɪtəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
quittance has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun. The correct English form is quittance, spelled Q-U-I-T-T-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1A release or acquittal.
- 2A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge.
- 3Recompense; return; repayment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quittance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I marvel why I answer’d not again; But that’s all one: omittance is no quittance.
Qu[een]. Ah Mortimer! now breaks the kings hate forth, And he confesseth that he loues me not. Mor[timer] iu[nior]. Crie quittance Madam then, & loue not him.
Etymology
From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun.
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.