coypu
[ˈkɔɪpuː]
The verdict
“coypu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nutria, Biberratte, Sumpfbiber
Corpus desk
Index DE-coypu · coypu · German
coypu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coypu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔɪpuː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „coypu“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
coypu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔɪpuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nutria, Biberratte, Sumpfbiber".
Zero misspellings are on record for coypu in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is coypu, spelled C-O-Y-P-U.
Definition
- 1Nutria, Biberratte, Sumpfbiber
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.