coypu
/ˈkɔɪ.pu/
"coypu" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coypu” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, v...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coypu |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔɪ.pu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coypu” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for coypu is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɔɪ.pu/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, v...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for coypu, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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: From Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu. The correct English form is coypu, spelled C-O-Y-P-U.
Definition
- 1A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.
Etymology
From Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “coypu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-Y-P-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɔɪ.pu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.