couvert

[ku.vɛʁ]

/[ku.vɛʁ]/ noun

The verdict

“couvert” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gedeck, Service

Corpus desk

Index DE-couvert · couvert · German

couvert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for couvert
PropertyValue
Headwordcouvert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ku.vɛʁ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „couvert“ im Deutschen

couvertliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

couvert is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ku.vɛʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gedeck, Service".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for couvert, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is couvert, spelled C-O-U-V-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gedeck, Service

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "couvert"?
"couvert" is spelled C-O-U-V-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ku.vɛʁ].
What does "couvert" mean?
As a noun, "couvert" means: Gedeck, Service
How do you pronounce "couvert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couvert" is [ku.vɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couvert" come from?
"couvert" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list