quadrant

\kwa.dʁɑ̃\

/\kwa.dʁɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“quadrant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,002
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Quart de circonférence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quadrant · quadrant · French

quadrant · rank #39,002 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,002
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH pérégrinations

Nearest frequency peer: pérégrinations (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “quadrant”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “quadrant” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quadrant vs quarante
75% similar
quadrant vs quadra
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quadrant
PropertyValue
Headwordquadrant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kwa.dʁɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,002
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quadrant” sits in French 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). quadrant lands here:

#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 12 spelling variants around quadrant (IPA \kwa.dʁɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,002 among 352 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for quadrant, with forms such as "qaudrant", "qquadrant", and "quadarnt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "quarante", "quadra", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is quadrant, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quart de circonférence.
  2. 2
    Quart du plan délimité par l’axe des x et par l’axe des y sur un système de coordonnées rectangulaires.
  3. 3
    Quart du méridien terrestre.
  4. 4
    Instrument de navigation pour faire le point, équipé de deux miroirs qui permettaient de mettre en correspondance la ligne d’horizon et l’astre repère. L’octant et le sextant sont dérivés du quadrant.
  5. 5
    Unité de mesure d’angle plan égale au quart de cercle.
  6. 6
    Quart de zone délimité par les deux axes perpendiculaires, parfois utilisé en science-fiction pour délimiter la galaxie en quatre parties environ égales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how quadrant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’enfant se redressa. Son bras libre balaya un quadrant d’espace et abattit le chien en bois sur l’arête du nez de Julie. Bruit sec.

Synonyms

droit

This word in other languages

quadrant(English)cuadrante(Español)Quadrant(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaudrant
  • qquadrant
  • quadarnt
  • quaddrant
  • quadrannt
  • quadrantt
  • quadratn
  • quadrnat
  • quadrrant
  • quardant
  • qudarant
  • uqadrant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quadrant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qaudrant2qquadrant1quadarnt2quaddrant1quadrannt1quadrantt1quadratn2quadrnat2
Edit distance from "quadrant"

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

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quadrant"?
"quadrant" is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kwa.dʁɑ̃\.
What does "quadrant" mean?
As a noun, "quadrant" means: Quart de circonférence.
What words are commonly confused with "quadrant"?
"quadrant" is commonly confused with "quarante", "quadra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quadrant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quadrant" is \kwa.dʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quadrant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prémisse#38,993précisés#38,991proteger#38,990retordre#39,018

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

rattrapée12 variantsporosité12 variantsrosemary12 variantsréessayer12 variants
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