coupler
/ˈkʌp(ə)lə/noun
coupler is spelled C-O-U-P-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coupler means “Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coupler is couplers.
How many letters and syllables are in coupler?
| Letters | 7: C-O-U-P-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is coupler?
Coupler appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 coupler?
- UK /ˈkʌp(ə)lə/
Coupler has 2 syllables (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coupler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coupler
- couplers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coupler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicSomeone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
- 2
Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
- 3
A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
- 4
A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
- 5
An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coupler come from?
From couple + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).