cutpurse
/ˈkʌtˌpɝs/noun
cutpurse is spelled C-U-T-P-U-R-S-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cutpurse means “A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cutpurse is cutpurses.
How many letters and syllables are in cutpurse?
| Letters | 8: C-U-T-P-U-R-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cutpurse?
Cutpurse appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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).
How do you pronounce cutpurse?
- UK /ˈkʌtˌpɜːs/
- US /ˈkʌtˌpɝs/
Cutpurse has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cutpurse.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cutpurse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cutpurse?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as cutpurse (/ʌtpɜɹs/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: supercut.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cutpurse
- cutpurses plural
- cut-purse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cutpurse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
The Gipsie snap & Pedro are none of Toms Comradoes, yͤ punck I skorne, & yͤ cutpurse sworn & yͤ roring boyes brauadoes
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cutpurse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a thief who steals from others' purses:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | voleur à la tire, coupe-bourse |
| German | Taschendieb |
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 cutpurse come from?
From Middle English cutte-purs; equivalent to cut + purse: originally, purses were worn by a strap at the girdle, which the thief would cut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).