cupronickel
noun
cupronickel is spelled C-U-P-R-O-N-I-C-K-E-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cupronickel means “An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cupronickel is cupronickels.
How many letters and syllables are in cupronickel?
| Letters | 11: C-U-P-R-O-N-I-C-K-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 cupronickel?
Cupronickel appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
Forms of cupronickel
- cupronickels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cupronickel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cupronickel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense alloy of copper:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cupronickel |
| German | Kupfernickel |
| Portuguese | cuproníquel |
| Spanish | cuproníquel |
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 cupronickel come from?
From cupro- + nickel, likely a calque of German Kupfernickel. Piecewise doublet of copper-nickel and kupfernickel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).