quadri-

\ka.dʁi\

/\ka.dʁi\/ prefix

The verdict

“quadri-” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signifie quatre, quadruple.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quadri · quadri- · French

quadri- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for quadri-
PropertyValue
Headwordquadri-
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPrefix
IPA\ka.dʁi\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quadri- » en français

quadri-reste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quadri- is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed \ka.dʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Signifie quatre, quadruple.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for quadri-, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is quadri-, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-I--.

Definition

  1. 1
    Signifie quatre, quadruple.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quadri-"?
"quadri-" is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-I--. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.dʁi\.
What does "quadri-" mean?
As a prefix, "quadri-" means: Signifie quatre, quadruple.
How do you pronounce "quadri-"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quadri-" is \ka.dʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quadri-" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list