Which to use
“coup” and “Coupé” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,671
- “coup” frequency rank
- #21,213
- “Coupé” frequency rank
- 37884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coup | Coupé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Treffen, Anschlag, Hieb, Schlag, Streich | Abteil in einem Zug |
Where the eye mixes coup and Coupé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coup and Coupé
A purely visual mix-up. coup ([ku]) and Coupé ([kuˈpeː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “coup” sits inside “Coupé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coup is recorded at frequency rank #16,671, classified as anoun, pronounced [ku]. Coupé is at rank #21,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kuˈpeː].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37884, this pair ranks #1,578,538 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coup vs Coupé
Shared letters: copu. Private to "coup": -. Private to "Coupé": é.
"coup" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Coupé" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coup ← ccoup · copu · coupp · cuop · ocup
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coup" for "Coupé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "coup" or "Coupé"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "coup" and "Coupé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coup" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Coupé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,578,538 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coup" and "Coupé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coli vs coup". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,578,538 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.