Couric

noun

"couric" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Couric” is uncommon English (frequency #65,014 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,014
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A unit of mass equal to approximately 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) that is used to measure the mass of fecal matter.

Key facts for Couric
PropertyValue
HeadwordCouric
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,014
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Couric” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Couric lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Couric is uncommon English at frequency #65,014 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A unit of mass equal to approximately 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) that is used to measure the mass of fecal matter.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Couric in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Named after Katie Couric, and coined in the South Park episode “More Crap” in 2007. The correct English form is Couric, spelled C-O-U-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    A unit of mass equal to approximately 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) that is used to measure the mass of fecal matter.

Etymology

Named after Katie Couric, and coined in the South Park episode “More Crap” in 2007.

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 "Couric"?
"Couric" is spelled C-O-U-R-I-C.
What does "Couric" mean?
As a noun, "Couric" means: A unit of mass equal to approximately 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) that is used to measure the mass of fecal matter.
What is the origin of the word "Couric"?
Named after Katie Couric, and coined in the South Park episode “More Crap” in 2007. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Couric”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-U-R-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list