qutb

noun

"qutb" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“qutb” is uncommon English (frequency #77,120 among 2,880 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,120
frequency rank, English
2,880
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the Sufi spiritual leaders of a particular era.

Key facts for qutb
PropertyValue
Headwordqutb
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “qutb” 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). qutb lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

qutb is uncommon English at frequency #77,120 among 2,880 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One of the Sufi spiritual leaders of a particular era.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for qutb in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic قطب. The correct English form is qutb, spelled Q-U-T-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    One of the Sufi spiritual leaders of a particular era.

Etymology

From Arabic قطب.

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 "qutb"?
"qutb" is spelled Q-U-T-B.
What does "qutb" mean?
As a noun, "qutb" means: One of the Sufi spiritual leaders of a particular era.
What is the origin of the word "qutb"?
From Arabic قطب. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “qutb”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is Q-U-T-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list