couple

/kupl/

//kupl// noun

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The verdict

“couple” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,681 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,681
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-couple · couple · Spanish

couple · rank #60,681 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,681
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH costeña

Nearest frequency peer: costeña (-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 “couple”

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 “couple” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for couple
PropertyValue
Headwordcouple
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kupl/
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “couple” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “costeña” (#60,680), “creator” (#60,682), “crecería” (#60,683). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “couple” va en #60,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

couple is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,681 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kupl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for couple, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is couple, spelled C-O-U-P-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pareja.
  2. 2
    Par.

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 "couple"?
"couple" is spelled C-O-U-P-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kupl/.
What does "couple" mean?
As a noun, "couple" means: Pareja.
How do you pronounce "couple"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couple" is /kupl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couple" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

corsos#60,677cuatri#60,687danzar#60,698Dayton#60,700

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list