quiétude

\kje.tyd\

/\kje.tyd\/ noun

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The verdict

“quiétude” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,148
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-quietude · quiétude · French

quiétude · rank #26,148 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,148
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH prévôt

Nearest frequency peer: prévôt (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « quiétude »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « quiétude » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quiétude
PropertyValue
Headwordquiétude
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kje.tyd\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,148
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « quiétude »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).quiétudese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « prévôt » (#26,147), « raisonnée » (#26,149), « préoccupés » (#26,146). Parmi 352 lemmes en « Q », « quiétude » est au #26,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around quiétude (IPA \kje.tyd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,148 among 352 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for quiétude, with forms such as "qiuétude", "qquiétude", and "quietude". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is quiétude, spelled Q-U-I-É-T-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tranquillité ; repos.
  2. 2
    Pratique du quiétisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les jours s’écoulaient, paisibles, en une grande quiétude, sans aventures et sans accidents.
  2. […]; des grappes de consommateurs pleins de quiétude, goûtaient aux tables des terrasses toute l’exquisité de l’heure apéritive.

Synonyms

calmepaisibilitésérénitétranquillité

This word in other languages

quietness(English)quietud(Español)Stille(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiuétude
  • qquiétude
  • quietude
  • quitéude
  • quiétdue
  • quiéttude
  • quiétudde
  • quiétued
  • quiéutde
  • quéitude
  • uqiétude

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quiétude - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

qiuétude2qquiétude1quietude1quitéude2quiétdue2quiéttude1quiétudde1quiétued2
Edit distance from "quiétude"

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 "quiétude"?
"quiétude" is spelled Q-U-I-É-T-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kje.tyd\.
What does "quiétude" mean?
As a noun, "quiétude" means: Tranquillité ; repos.
What are common misspellings of "quiétude"?
Common misspellings include "qiuétude", "qquiétude", "quietude", "quitéude", "quiétdue". The correct spelling is "quiétude".
How do you pronounce "quiétude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quiétude" is \kje.tyd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quiétude" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poignant#26,135réactifs#26,163référent#26,166perdurer#26,127

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

raisonnée11 variantspronoms11 variantspionnière11 variantsperkins11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list