coupon
/ˈkuːˌpɒn/noun, verb
coupon is spelled C-O-U-P-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coupon means “A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coupon is coupons.
How many letters and syllables are in coupon?
| Letters | 6: C-O-U-P-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th 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 coupon?
Coupon appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 coupon?
- /ˈkuːˌpɒn/
- /ˈkuːpən/
- /ˈkuːˌpɔ̃/
Coupon 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: En-us-coupon.ogg, En-us-inlandnorth-coupon.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coupon
- coupons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- couponing participle, present
- couponed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coupon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
- 2
A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
- 3
obsoleteA certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.
- 4
Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
- 5
UKThe letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
- 6
ScotlandA person's face.
- 7
A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
verb
- 1
To use coupons to a such extent that makes the user actively looking for coupons in magazines, online and whatever they can be found.
Jenna coupons and she goes through three magazines a day to find the coupons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coupon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 coupon come from?
From French coupon, from couper (“to cut”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).