coulter

/ˈkəʊltə/

//ˈkəʊltə// noun

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"coulter" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coulter” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,127
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.

Corpus desk

Index EN-coulter · coulter · English

coulter · rank #24,127 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,127
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cordon

Nearest frequency peer: cordon (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “coulter”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “coulter” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

coulter vs cutter
71% similar
coulter vs culver
71% similar
coulter vs counted
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for coulter
PropertyValue
Headwordcoulter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkəʊltə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,127
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “coulter”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).coulterlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “cordon” (#24,126), “cram” (#24,128), “Corbin” (#24,125). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “coulter” is #24,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around coulter (IPA /ˈkəʊltə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,127 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for coulter, with forms such as "ccoulter", "coluter", and "couletr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "cutter", "culver", "counted", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English culter, from Old English culter, from Latin culter (“a knife”). For the phonetic development, see poultry. The correct English form is coulter, spelled C-O-U-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.
  2. 2
    The part of a seed drill that makes the furrow for the seed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how coulter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
  2. I lately left a furrow, one or twayne, / Unplough'd, the which my coulter hath not cleft […].

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English culter, from Old English culter, from Latin culter (“a knife”). For the phonetic development, see poultry.

This word in other languages

cuchillo(Español)coutre(Français)Sech(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoulter
  • coluter
  • couletr
  • coullter
  • coulterr
  • coultre
  • coultter
  • coutler
  • cuolter
  • oculter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coulter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccoulter1coluter2couletr2coullter1coulterr1coultre2coultter1coutler2
Edit distance from "coulter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coulter"?
"coulter" is spelled C-O-U-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkəʊltə/.
What does "coulter" mean?
As a noun, "coulter" means: A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.
What words are commonly confused with "coulter"?
"coulter" is commonly confused with "cutter", "culver", "counted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coulter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coulter" is /ˈkəʊltə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "coulter"?
Inherited from Middle English culter, from Old English culter, from Latin culter (“a knife”). For the phonetic development, see poultry. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coulter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Crawley#24,129Dawkins#24,136Dunkirk#24,150dwarves#24,151

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Castillo10 variantsgliding10 variantswidowed10 variantsitalics10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list