copeau
\kɔ.po\
The verdict
“copeau” is uncommon French (frequency #62,168 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,168
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Éclat, morceau ou rognure qu’on enlève du bois avec un instrument tranchant.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | copeau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.po\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “copeau” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
copeau is uncommon French at frequency #62,168 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for copeau in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is copeau, spelled C-O-P-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Éclat, morceau ou rognure qu’on enlève du bois avec un instrument tranchant.
- 2Tortillon de métal.
- 3Lamelles de bois très fines dont on fait des peignes ou des ornements.
- 4Tranches fines de roche schisteuse dont on fait les ardoises.
- 5Frites.
- 6Petits morceaux, bribes.
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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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “copeau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-P-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ.po\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.