quantity

\ˈkwɑn.tə.ti\

/\ˈkwɑn.tə.ti\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-quantity · quantity · French

quantity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 quantity
PropertyValue
Headwordquantity
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkwɑn.tə.ti\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quantity » en français

quantityreste 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

quantity is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkwɑn.tə.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quantité.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quantity, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 quantity, spelled Q-U-A-N-T-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quantité.

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 "quantity"?
"quantity" is spelled Q-U-A-N-T-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkwɑn.tə.ti\.
What does "quantity" mean?
As a noun, "quantity" means: Quantité.
How do you pronounce "quantity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quantity" is \ˈkwɑn.tə.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quantity" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list