quod
/kwɑd/
"quod" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quod” is uncommon English (frequency #63,173 among 2,880 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,173
- frequency rank, English
- 2,880
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quod |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kwɑd/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #63,173 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quod” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
quod is uncommon English at frequency #63,173 among 2,880 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kwɑd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
quod has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Abbreviation of quadrangle; originally (17th century) referring to the quadrangles of Newgate Prison, London. The correct English form is quod, spelled Q-U-O-D.
Definition
- 1A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.
- 2Confinement in a prison.
Etymology
Abbreviation of quadrangle; originally (17th century) referring to the quadrangles of Newgate Prison, London.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “quod”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Q-U-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kwɑd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.