quod
/kwɑd/
"quod" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quod” is uncommon English (frequency #63,173 among 288 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,173
- frequency rank, English
- 288
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quod · quod · English
quod · rank #63,173 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,173
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 288
- PHOTO-FINISH Qumran
Nearest frequency peer: Qumran (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “quod”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- quiescent
quiescent
36,832 corpus weight
- quintessence
quintessence
36,831 corpus weight
- quizzing
quizzing
36,830 corpus weight
- Qumran
Qumran
36,829 corpus weight
- quod
quod
36,828 corpus weight
- Rabb
Rabb
36,826 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “quod” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “quod” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quod is uncommon English at frequency #63,173 among 288 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quod appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1863, Punch, quoted in 1995, Seán McConville, English Local Prisons, 1860-1900: Next Only to Death, page 69, […] not the poorer classes merely, but the rich will be desirous to enjoy the mingled luxury and comfort of a gaol: and we shall hear of blasé Swells become burglars and garotters as a prelude to a prison, and, instead of taking tours for restorati…
[…]and declined their escort, desiring to be conducted to “quod” by the gallant South Australian police,[…].
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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