quina
\ki.na\
The verdict
“quina” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de quinquina.
Corpus desk
Index FR-quina · quina · French
quina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quina |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ki.na\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quina » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quina is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ki.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de quinquina.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for quina in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 quina, spelled Q-U-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de quinquina.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et toi que le quina guérit si promptement, Colbert, je ne dois point te taire.
Synonyms
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.