Kupplung

/[ˈkʊplʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,417

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Kupplung is aGermannoun. It means: Maschinenelement, das zwei drehbare Teile verbindet, um ein Drehmoment zu übertragen Pronounced [ˈkʊplʊŋ]. Often confused with Kühlung and Kopplung.

Key facts for Kupplung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKupplung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊplʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,417
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kupplung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kupplung is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʊplʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,417 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kupplung, spelled K-U-P-P-L-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

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

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kupplung

Misspelling Variants of "Kupplung"

kkupplung9kpuplung8kuplpung8kuplung7kuppllung9kupplnug8kupplugn8kupplungg9
Misspelling Variants of "Kupplung"

Frequency rank: #24,417 in German

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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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.