quoit
/kɔɪt/
"quoit" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quoit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quoit · quoit · English
quoit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | quoit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɔɪt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quoit” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quoit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɔɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for quoit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt. The correct English form is quoit, spelled Q-U-O-I-T.
Definition
- 1A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
- 2A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
- 3The flat stone covering a cromlech.
- 4An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
- 5The discus used in ancient sports.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quoit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He heard then a warm heavy sigh, softer, as she turned over and the loose brass quoits of the bedstead jingled. Must get those settled really.
This quoit was brought from a karn about a furlong distance, near which is another cromlech, not so large.
Etymology
From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt.
This word in other languages
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.