Coupé
[kuˈpeː]
The verdict
“Coupé” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,213 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,213
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abteil in einem Zug
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Coupé |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈpeː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #21,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Coupé” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Coupé is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Coupé, with forms such as "ccoupé", "copué", and "couppé". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Coupé, spelled C-O-U-P-É.
Definition
- 1Abteil in einem Zug
- 2vierrädrige geschlossene Kutsche mit zwei Sitzen, die von einem oder zwei Pferden gezogen wird
- 3Personenkraftwagen mit elegant-sportlichem Erscheinungsbild, dessen Hauptmerkmal ein im Fondbereich stärker abfallendes Dach ist, welches lediglich von vier Säulen getragen wird
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccoupé,copué,couppé,couép,cuopé,ocupé
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Coupé - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Coupé”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-O-U-P-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kuˈpeː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “CUP” - see the side-by-side comparison. Coupé vs CUP
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.