cupe
[ˈkupe]
The verdict
“cupe” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de caber.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cupe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkupe] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cupe” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cupe is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkupe]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de caber.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cupe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cupe, spelled C-U-P-E.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de caber.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cupe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkupe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.