quoin
/k(w)ɔɪn/noun, verb
quoin is spelled Q-U-O-I-N: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quoin means “Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quoin is quoins.
How many letters and syllables are in quoin?
| Letters | 5: Q-U-O-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quoin?
Quoin appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 quoin?
- /k(w)ɔɪn/
Quoin has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-coin.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with quoin
Sounds like: coign (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of quoin
- quoins plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- quoining participle, present
- quoined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quoin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
- 2
The keystone of an arch.
- 3
A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
- 4
obsoleteA form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving.
- 5
A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
- 6
A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.
verb
- 1
To wedge or steady with quoins.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quoin come from?
Variant of coin; compare coign.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).