quolibets

\kɔ.li.bɛ\

/\kɔ.li.bɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“quolibets” is uncommon French (frequency #64,036 among 352 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,036
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de quolibet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quolibets · quolibets · French

quolibets · rank #64,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,036
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quirinal

Nearest frequency peer: Quirinal (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « quolibets »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « quolibets » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quolibets
PropertyValue
Headwordquolibets
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.li.bɛ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,036
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quolibets » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).quolibetstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Quirinal » (#64,035), « questeur » (#64,034), « randos » (#64,038). Parmi 352 lemmes en « Q », « quolibets » est au #64,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quolibets is uncommon French at frequency #64,036 among 352 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.li.bɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de quolibet.".

No misspelling variants are generated for quolibets in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is quolibets, spelled Q-U-O-L-I-B-E-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de quolibet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En 68, nous expérimentâmes la marche sudique entre le Congo et le Jean-Bart, utilisant de mini-échasses comme telles, ou comme des bâtons de skis de randonnée, pour rapidifier notre rythme : nous essuyâmes au passage gros rires et quolibets… et croisant aujourd’hui au Parc bordelais ces flopées de gens respectables pratiquant dévotement leur sacro-sainte…

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 "quolibets"?
"quolibets" is spelled Q-U-O-L-I-B-E-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.li.bɛ\.
What does "quolibets" mean?
As a noun, "quolibets" means: Pluriel de quolibet.
How do you pronounce "quolibets"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quolibets" is \kɔ.li.bɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list