# cuppa

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌp.ə/ · frequency rank #41,581

## Definitions
1. A cup of tea (or sometimes any hot drink).
2. Whatever interests or suits one; one's cup of tea.
3. Pronunciation spelling of cup of.

## Etymology
Contraction of cup of (with “tea” or sometimes “coffee” implied). See also a (“of”), pinta (“pint of milk”).

## Easily confused with
- **cups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuppa-vs-cups)
- **cusp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuppa-vs-cusp)
- **curia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuppa-vs-curia)
- **cup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cup-vs-cuppa)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpa-vs-cuppa)
- **Cuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cuppa)
- **capa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capa-vs-cuppa)
- **Cupid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cupid-vs-cuppa)
- **cupola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cupola-vs-cuppa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ccuppa`, `cpupa`, `cupa`, `cupap`, `ucppa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cuppa