couped
/kuːpt/adjective, verb
couped is spelled C-O-U-P-E-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, couped means “Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased (used especially for the head or limb of an animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in couped?
| Letters | 6: C-O-U-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 couped?
Couped appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 couped?
- /kuːpt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does couped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased (used especially for the head or limb of an animal).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of coup
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does couped come from?
See French couper (“to cut”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).