couverture
cou·ver·ture/ˈkuvərtʃ(ʊ)ər/noun
couverture is spelled C-O-U-V-E-R-T-U-R-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (cou·ver·ture). It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, couverture means “Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of couverture is couvertures.
How many letters and syllables are in couverture?
| Letters | 10: C-O-U-V-E-R-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cou·ver·ture |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 couverture?
Couverture appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 couverture?
- /ˈkuvərtʃ(ʊ)ər/
Couverture has 3 syllables, split cou·ver·ture in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of couverture
- couvertures plural
- coverture
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does couverture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate.
- 2
Alternative spelling of coverture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Couverture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chocolat de couverture |
| German | Kuvertüre |
| Spanish | cobertura de chocolate |
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 couverture come from?
Borrowed from French couverture. Doublet of coverture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).