quarto

/ˈkwaɾ.tu/

//ˈkwaɾ.tu// adj

The verdict

“quarto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#589
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição quaternária em uma série; o que vem depois do terceiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-quarto · quarto · Portuguese

quarto · rank #589 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #589
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH professor

Nearest frequency peer: professor (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “quarto”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “quarto” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

quarto vs quatro
67% similar
quarto vs quinto
67% similar
quarto vs quieto
67% similar

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

Key facts for quarto
PropertyValue
Headwordquarto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkwaɾ.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#589
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “quarto” fica na frequência do português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).quartocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “professor” (#588), “seguir” (#590), “presente” (#587). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around quarto (IPA /ˈkwaɾ.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #589 among 129 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição quaternária em uma série; o que vem depois do terceiro".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for quarto, with forms such as "qaurto", "qquarto", and "quarot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "quatro", "quinto", "quieto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is quarto, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição quaternária em uma série; o que vem depois do terceiro

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O quarto aluno da fila é o menor da classe

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaurto
  • qquarto
  • quarot
  • quarrto
  • quartto
  • qurato
  • uqarto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quarto - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qaurto2qquarto1quarot2quarrto1quartto1qurato2uqarto2
Edit distance from "quarto"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quarto"?
"quarto" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwaɾ.tu/.
What does "quarto" mean?
As an adjective, "quarto" means: refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição quaternária em uma série; o que vem depois do terceiro
What words are commonly confused with "quarto"?
"quarto" is commonly confused with "quatro", "quinto", "quieto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quarto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quarto" is /ˈkwaɾ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quarto" come from?
"quarto" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "quarto" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "quatro". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #589 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "Q" letter cohort. Q–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list