quatro

num

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The verdict

“quatro” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,294 among 3,200 “Q” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,294
frequency rank, Spanish
3,200
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuatro.

Key facts for quatro
PropertyValue
Headwordquatro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quatro” sits in Spanish 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). quatro lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

quatro is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,294 among 3,200 “Q” headwords, classed as anumeral. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuatro.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quatro, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is quatro, spelled Q-U-A-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuatro.

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 "quatro"?
"quatro" is spelled Q-U-A-T-R-O.
What does "quatro" mean?
As a numeral, "quatro" means: Cuatro.
What language does "quatro" come from?
"quatro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “quatro”

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

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

Other uncommon Spanish 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