quartier
French, noun/kaʁ.tje/
quartier is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-I-E-R (8 letters) and appears 85 times per million words in written French, the 982nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quartier is a French masculine noun meaning “quarter, district (part of town), neighbourhood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Quart, une des quatre parties plus ou moins égales d'un tout”.
What does quartier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinequarter, district (part of town), neighbourhood
Le Gros-Caillou est l'un des quartiers les plus riches de Paris.
- 2
masculineimpoverished neighbourhood, often suburban
Des jeunes issus des quartiers sont à l'origine de ces vols
- 3
masculinepiece, chunk; segment (of fruit), quarter (of beef)
- 4
masculinequarter
le premier quartier de lune
- 5
datedmasculinequarter, mercy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Quart, une des quatre parties plus ou moins égales d'un tout. 2. Partie d'un corps supplicié par écartèlement. 3. Division de certains fruits. 4. Bois fendu.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quartier
- quartiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quartier?
- /kaʁ.tje/
- \kaʁ.tje\
- [kaʁ.tje]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quartier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quartier in French?
quartier appears 85 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).