quarterly

\ˈkwɔɹ.tɚ.li\

/\ˈkwɔɹ.tɚ.li\/ adj

The verdict

“quarterly” is uncommon French (frequency #54,823 among 352 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,823
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-quarterly · quarterly · French

quarterly · rank #54,823 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,823
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH périmées

Nearest frequency peer: périmées (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « quarterly »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « quarterly » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quarterly
PropertyValue
Headwordquarterly
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈkwɔɹ.tɚ.li\
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quarterly » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).quarterlytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « périmées » (#54,822), « quittance » (#54,824), « radeaux » (#54,825). Parmi 352 lemmes en « Q », « quarterly » est au #54,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quarterly is uncommon French at frequency #54,823 among 352 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈkwɔɹ.tɚ.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for quarterly in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is quarterly, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-R-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trimestriel.
  2. 2
    Écartélé ; partagé en quatre quartiers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The coat of arms of the Hohenzollerns is quarterly argent and sable.

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 "quarterly"?
"quarterly" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-E-R-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkwɔɹ.tɚ.li\.
What does "quarterly" mean?
As an adjective, "quarterly" means: Trimestriel.
How do you pronounce "quarterly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quarterly" is \ˈkwɔɹ.tɚ.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list