# could vs coupled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### could
*verb · IPA /kəd/ · frequency rank #92*
simple past of can

### coupled
*verb · IPA /ˈkʌpəld/ · frequency rank #7,438*
simple past and past participle of couple

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/could-vs-coupled