quadripartite

\kwa.dʁi.paʁ.tit\

/\kwa.dʁi.paʁ.tit\/ adj

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The verdict

“quadripartite” is uncommon French (frequency #93,137 among 11,618 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,137
frequency rank, French
11,618
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est divisé en quatre parties.

Key facts for quadripartite
PropertyValue
Headwordquadripartite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kwa.dʁi.paʁ.tit\
Letters13
Frequency rank#93,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quadripartite” 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). quadripartite 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

quadripartite is uncommon French at frequency #93,137 among 11,618 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kwa.dʁi.paʁ.tit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est divisé en quatre parties.".

No misspelling variants are generated for quadripartite in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is quadripartite, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-I-P-A-R-T-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est divisé en quatre parties.

Synonyms

quadriparti

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quadripartite"?
"quadripartite" is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-I-P-A-R-T-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kwa.dʁi.paʁ.tit\.
What does "quadripartite" mean?
As an adjective, "quadripartite" means: Qui est divisé en quatre parties.
How do you pronounce "quadripartite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quadripartite" is \kwa.dʁi.paʁ.tit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quadripartite" come from?
"quadripartite" is a French 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 “quadripartite”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Q-U-A-D-R-I-P-A-R-T-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kwa.dʁi.paʁ.tit\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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