taupe
/toʊp/noun, adjective
taupe is spelled T-A-U-P-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taupe means “A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taupe is taupes.
How many letters and syllables are in taupe?
| Letters | 5: T-A-U-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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 taupe?
Taupe appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 taupe?
- UK /təʊp/
- US /toʊp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-taupe.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with taupe
Sounds like: tope (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with taupe?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as taupe from its last stressed vowel (/oʊp/):
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 taupe
- taupes plural
- more taupe comparative
- most taupe superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taupe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
adjective
- 1
Of a dark brownish-grey colour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taupe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | braungrau, maulwurfsgrau , maulwurfgrau, taupe |
| Spanish | talpa, pardo |
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 taupe come from?
Borrowed from French taupe, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of talpa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).