Couric
"couric" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Couric” is uncommon English (frequency #65,014 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,014
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A unit of mass equal to approximately 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) that is used to measure the mass of fecal matter.
Corpus desk
Index EN-couric · Couric · English
Couric · rank #65,014 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,014
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH counterfactual
Nearest frequency peer: counterfactual (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Couric”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Coombes
Coombes
34,993 corpus weight
- cooter
cooter
34,992 corpus weight
- counterfact…
counterfactual
34,988 corpus weight
- Couric
Couric
34,987 corpus weight
- Cozumel
Cozumel
34,984 corpus weight
- Cranfield
Cranfield
34,982 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Couric” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Couric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Couric” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Couric is uncommon English at frequency #65,014 among 5,599 “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
- 1A unit of mass equal to approximately 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) that is used to measure the mass of fecal matter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Couric appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The official unit of measurement is a Couric, named for the CBS news anchor, as explained in the clip below.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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