caoutchouc
/ˈkaʊt͡ʃʊk/
"caoutchouc" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“caoutchouc” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Latex; natural rubber.
Corpus desk
Index EN-caoutchouc · caoutchouc · English
caoutchouc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | caoutchouc |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkaʊt͡ʃʊk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “caoutchouc” in English
Rare enough to double-check
caoutchouc is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkaʊt͡ʃʊk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Latex; natural rubber.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for caoutchouc, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu. The correct English form is caoutchouc, spelled C-A-O-U-T-C-H-O-U-C.
Definition
- 1Latex; natural rubber.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caoutchouc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Many a passer-by thought Miss Arundel was listening to some subject of most touching interest: his Lordship was only detailing the benefit he derived one wet day from his caoutchouc cloak.
Resin, pitch, sealing-wax, caoutchouc, sulphur, gutta-percha, and generally all bodies commonly termed resinous, besides a great variety of others, will be found to acquire, after friction, the power of attracting light bodies, and hence will be said, according to a limitation of terms already accepted, to be in an electrized or electrified state .
Etymology
Borrowed from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu.
This word in other languages
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.