quorum

Name: quorum, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈkwɔː.ɹəm/

//ˈkwɔː.ɹəm// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“quorum” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,566
frequency rank, English: 2,880
“Q” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all justices collectively.

Key facts for quorum
Property	Value
Headword	quorum
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈkwɔː.ɹəm/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#26,566
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quorum” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quorum lands here:

#26,566

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around quorum (IPA /ˈkwɔː.ɹəm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,566 among 2,880 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quorum, with forms such as "qourum", "qquorum", and "quormu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English quorum (c. 1426), from Anglo-Norman quorum, clipped from the Anglo-Latin wording of commissions in which certain persons were specially designated as members of a body by the words quorum vos unum esse volumus ad etc. (“of whom… The correct English form is quorum, spelled Q-U-O-R-U-M.

Definition

1
A select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all justices collectively.
2
The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.
3
Distinguished or essential members of any body; a select company.
4
The minimum number of votes that a distributed transaction has to obtain in order to be allowed to perform an operation in a distributed system.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English quorum (c. 1426), from Anglo-Norman quorum, clipped from the Anglo-Latin wording of commissions in which certain persons were specially designated as members of a body by the words quorum vos unum esse volumus ad etc. (“of whom we want you to be one assigned to etc.”). Latin quōrum is the masculine genitive plural of the relative pronoun quī (“who”).

This word in other languages

cuórum(Español)quorum(Français)Quorum(Deutsch)quórum(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qourum,qquorum,quormu,quorrum,quorumm,quourm,quroum,uqorum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quorum - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "quorum"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quorum"?

"quorum" is spelled Q-U-O-R-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwɔː.ɹəm/.

What does "quorum" mean?

As a noun, "quorum" means: A select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all justices collectively.

What are common misspellings of "quorum"?

Common misspellings include "qourum", "qquorum", "quormu", "quorrum", "quorumm". The correct spelling is "quorum".

How do you pronounce "quorum"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quorum" is /ˈkwɔː.ɹəm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "quorum"?

Inherited from Middle English quorum (c. 1426), from Anglo-Norman quorum, clipped from the Anglo-Latin wording of commissions in which certain persons were specially designated as members of a body by the words quorum vos unum esse volumus ad etc.... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “quorum”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is Q-U-O-R-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.