Coupé

/[kuˈpeː]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,213

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Coupé is aGermannoun. It means: Abteil in einem Zug Pronounced [kuˈpeː]. Often confused with CUP and cups.

Key facts for Coupé
PropertyValue
HeadwordCoupé
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈpeː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,213
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Coupé in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Coupé is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kuˈpeː]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,213 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Coupé, with forms such as "ccoupé", "copué", and "couppé". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CUP", "cups", "cube", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Coupé, spelled C-O-U-P-É, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abteil in einem Zug
  2. 2
    vierrädrige geschlossene Kutsche mit zwei Sitzen, die von einem oder zwei Pferden gezogen wird
  3. 3
    Personenkraftwagen mit elegant-sportlichem Erscheinungsbild, dessen Hauptmerkmal ein im Fondbereich stärker abfallendes Dach ist, welches lediglich von vier Säulen getragen wird

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoupé,copué,couppé,couép,cuopé,ocupé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Coupé

Misspelling Variants of "Coupé"

ccoupé6copué5couppé6couép5cuopé5ocupé5
Misspelling Variants of "Coupé"

Frequency rank: #21,213 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Coupé"?
"Coupé" is spelled C-O-U-P-É. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈpeː].
What does "Coupé" mean?
As a noun, "Coupé" means: Abteil in einem Zug
What words are commonly confused with "Coupé"?
"Coupé" is commonly confused with "CUP", "cups", "cube". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Coupé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Coupé" is [kuˈpeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Coupé" come from?
"Coupé" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.