coach
/koʊt͡ʃ/noun, verb, adverb
coach is spelled C-O-A-C-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 91 times per million words in written English, the 1,167th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coach means “A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coach is coaches.
How many letters and syllables are in coach?
| Letters | 5: C-O-A-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 91 times per million words; the 1,167th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coach?
Coach appears 91 times per million words in written English, the 1,167th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coach?
- UK /kəʊtʃ/
- UK [kʰəʊ̯tʃ]
- US /koʊt͡ʃ/
Coach has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-coach.ogg, EN-AU_ck1_coach.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coach.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coach?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coach from its last stressed vowel (/oʊtʃ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of coach
- coaches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- coaching participle, present
- coached participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coach mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
- 2
AustraliaUKA passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
- 3
A trainer or instructor.
football coach
- 4
AustraliaUKA long-distance, or privately hired, bus.
- 5
The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
- 6
USThe part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.
We couldn't afford the good tickets, so we spent the flight crammed in coach.
- 7
USThe lower-fare service whose passengers sit in this part of the airplane or train; economy class.
verb
- 1
To train.
- 2
To instruct; to train.
She has coached many opera stars.
- 3
To study under a tutor.
- 4
To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).
- 5
To convey in a coach.
adverb
- 1
USVia the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section.
John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coach in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coche , voiture , entraineur, entraineuse , autocar , entraîner |
| German | Kutsche , Wagen , Trainer, Trainerin, Coach, Coachin |
| Portuguese | coche , carruagem , treinador, treinadora, técnico, técnica |
| Spanish | coche , vagón , entrenador, entrenadora, míster, preparador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.