coverage

/ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/

//ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ// noun

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"coverage" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coverage” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,337
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An amount by which something or someone is covered.

Corpus desk

Index EN-coverage · coverage · English

coverage · rank #2,337 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,337
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH context

Nearest frequency peer: context (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “coverage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “coverage” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

coverage vs courage
75% similar
coverage vs converge
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for coverage
PropertyValue
Headwordcoverage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,337
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “coverage”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).coveragelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “context” (#2,336), “determine” (#2,338), “collected” (#2,335). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “coverage” is #2,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around coverage (IPA /ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,337 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for coverage, with forms such as "ccoverage", "coevrage", and "covearge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "courage", "converge", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti L… The correct English form is coverage, spelled C-O-V-E-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An amount by which something or someone is covered.
  2. 2
    The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
  3. 3
    The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.
  4. 4
    The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
  5. 5
    The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.
  6. 6
    Defense.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how coverage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Don't go to lunch if we don't have enough coverage for the help-desk phones.
  2. Before laying sod on that clay, the ground needs two inches of coverage with topsoil.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Old French covrirbor. Middle English coveren English cover Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English coverage From cover + -age. First attested in 1912. Compare Middle English coverage (“a charge for having or stall or booth at a fair”).

This word in other languages

cobertura(Español)couverture(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoverage
  • coevrage
  • covearge
  • coveraeg
  • coveragge
  • covergae
  • coverrage
  • covreage
  • covverage
  • cvoerage
  • ocverage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coverage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccoverage1coevrage2covearge2coveraeg2coveragge1covergae2coverrage1covreage2
Edit distance from "coverage"

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 "coverage"?
"coverage" is spelled C-O-V-E-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/.
What does "coverage" mean?
As a noun, "coverage" means: An amount by which something or someone is covered.
What words are commonly confused with "coverage"?
"coverage" is commonly confused with "courage", "converge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coverage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coverage" is /ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "coverage"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-Europea... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coverage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

examples#2,342inspired#2,352launched#2,353thousand#2,320

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

context11 variantsdisplay11 variantschicken11 variantsfunding11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list