copular
cop·u·lar/ˈkɑpjələ(ɹ)/adjective
copular is spelled C-O-P-U-L-A-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables (cop·u·lar). It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, copular means “Being or relating to a copula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in copular?
| Letters | 7: C-O-P-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cop·u·lar |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is copular?
Copular appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 copular?
- /ˈkɑpjələ(ɹ)/
Copular has 3 syllables, split cop·u·lar in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-copular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does copular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Being or relating to a copula.
a copular verb
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Copular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | kopular |
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.
Where does copular come from?
From copula + -ar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).