Kupplung

Name: Kupplung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkʊplʊŋ]

/[ˈkʊplʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Kupplung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,417
frequency rank, German: 55,078
“K” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maschinenelement, das zwei drehbare Teile verbindet, um ein Drehmoment zu übertragen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kupplung vs Kühlung

63% similar

Kupplung vs Kopplung

88% similar

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

Key facts for Kupplung
Property	Value
Headword	Kupplung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkʊplʊŋ]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#24,417
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kupplung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kupplung lands here:

#24,417

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Kupplung (IPA [ˈkʊplʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,417 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kupplung, with forms such as "kkupplung", "kpuplung", and "kuplpung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kühlung", "Kopplung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kupplung, spelled K-U-P-P-L-U-N-G.

Definition

1
Maschinenelement, das zwei drehbare Teile verbindet, um ein Drehmoment zu übertragen
2
Pedal in einem Kraftfahrzeug zur Betätigung von [1]
3
Mechanismus, beispielsweise an Fahrzeugen, Anhängern oder Waggons, mit denen diese untereinander verbunden werden können
4
lösbare Verbindung von Schläuchen oder Elektrokabeln zum Transport/zur Leitung von Gas oder Flüssigkeit (häufig Öl oder Wasser) oder elektrischem Strom
5
das Kuppeln, also das Verbinden von zwei oder mehr Teilen

Antonyms

LagerWälzlager

This word in other languages

clutch(English)acoplamiento(Español)embrayage(Français)embreagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkupplung,kpuplung,kuplpung,kuplung,kuppllung,kupplnug,kupplugn,kupplungg,kupplunng,kuppulng,ukpplung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Kupplung"

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 "Kupplung"?

"Kupplung" is spelled K-U-P-P-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊplʊŋ].

What does "Kupplung" mean?

As a noun, "Kupplung" means: Maschinenelement, das zwei drehbare Teile verbindet, um ein Drehmoment zu übertragen

What words are commonly confused with "Kupplung"?

"Kupplung" is commonly confused with "Kühlung", "Kopplung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Kupplung"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kupplung" is [ˈkʊplʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Kupplung" come from?

"Kupplung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Kupplung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is K-U-P-P-L-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈkʊplʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Kühlung” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kupplung vs Kühlung
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.