coffee cup
"coffee-cup" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coffee cup” 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 May 6, 2026) - A cup, typically a small one, in which coffee can be served.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coffee cup |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coffee cup” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
coffee cup is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A cup, typically a small one, in which coffee can be served.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for coffee cup in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is coffee cup, spelled C-O-F-F-E-E- -C-U-P.
Definition
- 1A cup, typically a small one, in which coffee can be served.
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.
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Using “coffee cup”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-F-F-E-E- -C-U-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.