couch

/kaʊtʃ/

//kaʊtʃ// noun

The verdict

“couch” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,782 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,782
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sofá, diván.

Corpus desk

Index ES-couch · couch · Spanish

couch · rank #83,782 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,782
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cotejos

Nearest frequency peer: cotejos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “couch”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “couch” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for couch
PropertyValue
Headwordcouch
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kaʊtʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “couch” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).couchcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cotejos” (#83,781), “corpiños” (#83,779), “corchos” (#83,778). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “couch” va en #83,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

couch is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,782 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kaʊtʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sofá, diván.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for couch in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is couch, spelled C-O-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sofá, diván.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "couch"?
"couch" is spelled C-O-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /kaʊtʃ/.
What does "couch" mean?
As a noun, "couch" means: Sofá, diván.
How do you pronounce "couch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couch" is /kaʊtʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couch" come from?
"couch" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "couch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list