coucher

Name: coucher, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ku.ʃe\

/\ku.ʃe\/ verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“coucher” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,271 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#2,271
frequency rank, French: 7
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Étendre de son long sur la terre, sur un lit, etc., mettre quelque chose en position horizontale.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

coucher vs couper

71% similar

coucher vs couler

71% similar

coucher vs coûter

57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for coucher
Property	Value
Headword	coucher
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\ku.ʃe\
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#2,271
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coucher” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). coucher lands here:

#2,271

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for coucher is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ku.ʃe\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,271 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for coucher, with forms such as "ccoucher", "cocuher", and "couccher". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "couper", "couler", "coûter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is coucher, spelled C-O-U-C-H-E-R.

Definition

1
Étendre de son long sur la terre, sur un lit, etc., mettre quelque chose en position horizontale.
2
S’allonger sur le sol. Se mettre en position horizontale.
3
Mettre quelqu’un au lit, le déshabiller, l’aider à se mettre au lit.
4
Se mettre au lit, s’endormir.
5
Faire l’amour ; passer une nuit d’amour.
6
Tuer ; blesser.
7
Inscrire, écrire, enregistrer sur un support.
8
Descendre sous l’horizon au sujet du soleil et des astres.
9
Courber, incliner ce qui est naturellement droit. Pencher.
10
Être étendu pour prendre son repos.
11
Loger la nuit en quelque endroit en y prenant du repos.
12
Dresser un aliment sur une plaque.
13
Appliquer un enduit, une couche de produit, sur un support.
14
Passer sous l’horizon de l’ouest, en parlant des astres.
15
Se retirer de la partie.

Synonyms

donner la botte aux puces

This word in other languages

lie(English)acostarse(Español)legen(Deutsch)deitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoucher,cocuher,couccher,coucehr,coucherr,couchher,couchre,couhcer,cuocher,ocucher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coucher - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "coucher"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coucher"?

"coucher" is spelled C-O-U-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ʃe\.

What does "coucher" mean?

As a verb, "coucher" means: Étendre de son long sur la terre, sur un lit, etc., mettre quelque chose en position horizontale.

What words are commonly confused with "coucher"?

"coucher" is commonly confused with "couper", "couler", "coûter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "coucher"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coucher" is \ku.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "coucher" come from?

"coucher" is a French 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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Using “coucher”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ku.ʃe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “couper” - see the side-by-side comparison. coucher vs couper
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.