quintuor
\kɛ̃.tɥɔʁ\
The verdict
“quintuor” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Morceau de musique écrit pour cinq voix ou pour cinq instruments.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quintuor |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɛ̃.tɥɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quintuor” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
quintuor is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɛ̃.tɥɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for quintuor in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is quintuor, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-U-O-R.
Definition
- 1Morceau de musique écrit pour cinq voix ou pour cinq instruments.
- 2Petit orchestre de cinq musiciens, particulièrement en jazz.
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.
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Using “quintuor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Q-U-I-N-T-U-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɛ̃.tɥɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.