How do you spell Quarantine?
Correct spelling
quarantine
QUARAN + TINE. From the Italian quaranta (forty days).
Why is quarantine spelled this way?
From Italian quarantina, forty days. QUARANTA (forty). Quarantine originally lasted forty days — isolation measured by biblical tradition.
Common misspellings of quarantine
quarentinequarintinequaranteenquarentene
Example
Travelers were placed in quarantine for two weeks.