Couture

[kuˈtyːɐ̯]

/[kuˈtyːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Couture” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,734
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haute Couture, für die Mode tonangebende Schneiderkunst

Corpus desk

Index DE-couture · Couture · German

Couture · rank #41,734 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,734
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH danger

Nearest frequency peer: danger (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Couture“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Couture“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Couture vs culture
57% similar

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

Key facts for Couture
PropertyValue
HeadwordCouture
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈtyːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,734
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Couture“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Coutureliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „danger“ (#41,735), „cottage“ (#41,732), „cor“ (#41,731). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Couture“ bei #41,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Couture (IPA [kuˈtyːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,734 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Haute Couture, für die Mode tonangebende Schneiderkunst".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Couture, with forms such as "ccouture", "cotuure", and "coutrue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "culture", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Couture, spelled C-O-U-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haute Couture, für die Mode tonangebende Schneiderkunst

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Auf der Fashion Week gibt es Couture zu sehen, und zu Hause kauft man von der Stange.

Synonyms

Haute Couture

This word in other languages

couture(English)couture(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccouture
  • cotuure
  • coutrue
  • coutture
  • coutuer
  • couturre
  • couutre
  • cuoture
  • ocuture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Couture - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccouture1cotuure2coutrue2coutture1coutuer2couturre1couutre2cuoture2
Edit distance from "Couture"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Couture"?
"Couture" is spelled C-O-U-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈtyːɐ̯].
What does "Couture" mean?
As a noun, "Couture" means: Haute Couture, für die Mode tonangebende Schneiderkunst
What words are commonly confused with "Couture"?
"Couture" is commonly confused with "culture". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Couture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Couture" is [kuˈtyːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Couture" come from?
"Couture" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cottage#41,732designt#41,740Bunkern#41,721bullock#41,720

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

danger9 variantsDelikt9 variantsBewerb9 variantsEizellen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list