quarter

/ˈkwɔː.tə/

//ˈkwɔː.tə// noun

The verdict

“quarter” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,577 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,577
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuarto (la cuarta parte de algo).

Corpus desk

Index ES-quarter · quarter · Spanish

quarter · rank #62,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,577
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quintanar

Nearest frequency peer: Quintanar (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “quarter”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “quarter” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quarter
PropertyValue
Headwordquarter
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkwɔː.tə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “quarter” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.quartercae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Quintanar” (#62,579), “péptidos” (#62,574), “quirófanos” (#62,580). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quarter” va en #62,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quarter is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,577 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkwɔː.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quarter, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is quarter, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuarto (la cuarta parte de algo).
  2. 2
    Una moneda de 25 centavos.
  3. 3
    Un cuarto de hora, de onza, de milla, de yarda, etc.
  4. 4
    La región alrededor de cada uno de los cuatro puntos cardinales.
  5. 5
    Barrio o distrito.
  6. 6
    Piedad, indulgencia.
  7. 7
    La parte de la pezuña de un caballo entre el tobillo y sus dedos.
  8. 8
    Alojamiento, cuartel.
  9. 9
    Trimestre.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quarter"?
"quarter" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwɔː.tə/.
What does "quarter" mean?
As a noun, "quarter" means: Cuarto (la cuarta parte de algo).
How do you pronounce "quarter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quarter" is /ˈkwɔː.tə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quarter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list