quinte

\kɛ̃t\

/\kɛ̃t\/ noun

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The verdict

“quinte” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,314
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intervalle de cinq notes consécutives, y compris les deux extrêmes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quinte · quinte · French

quinte · rank #28,314 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,314
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH questionnaires

Nearest frequency peer: questionnaires (-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 « quinte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « quinte » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quinte vs quote
67% similar
quinte vs Quito
50% similar
quinte vs quite
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quinte
PropertyValue
Headwordquinte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛ̃t\
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,314
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « quinte »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.quintese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « questionnaires » (#28,313), « rafraîchissant » (#28,315), « pépins » (#28,312). Parmi 352 lemmes en « Q », « quinte » est au #28,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around quinte (IPA \kɛ̃t\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,314 among 352 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quinte, with forms such as "qiunte", "qquinte", and "quinet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "quote", "Quito", "quite", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 quinte, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intervalle de cinq notes consécutives, y compris les deux extrêmes.
  2. 2
    Suite non interrompue de cinq cartes.
  3. 3
    Cinquième garde.
  4. 4
    Accès de toux violent et prolongé.
  5. 5
    Caprice, bizarrerie, accès de mauvaise humeur qui prend tout d’un coup.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La quinte proprement dite est une consonance parfaite.
  2. La quinte diminuée et la quinte augmentée sont des dissonances.

This word in other languages

fifth(English)tos(Español)Quinte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiunte
  • qquinte
  • quinet
  • quinnte
  • quintte
  • quitne
  • qunite
  • uqinte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qiunte2qquinte1quinet2quinnte1quintte1quitne2qunite2uqinte2
Edit distance from "quinte"

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 "quinte"?
"quinte" is spelled Q-U-I-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛ̃t\.
What does "quinte" mean?
As a noun, "quinte" means: Intervalle de cinq notes consécutives, y compris les deux extrêmes.
What words are commonly confused with "quinte"?
"quinte" is commonly confused with "quote", "Quito", "quite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quinte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quinte" is \kɛ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quinte" come from?
"quinte" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pépins#28,312purple#28,310reflex#28,320renaît#28,327

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

poilus8 variantsPaulin8 variantssifflé8 variantsoccitan8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list