croupier
/ˈkɹupiɚ/
"croupier" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“croupier” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
Corpus desk
Index EN-croupier · croupier · English
croupier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | croupier |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɹupiɚ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “croupier” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
croupier is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɹupiɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
croupier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French croupier. The correct English form is croupier, spelled C-R-O-U-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
- 2One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
Etymology
Borrowed from French croupier.
This word in other languages
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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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.