Couffé

\ku.fe\

/\ku.fe\/ name

The verdict

“Couffé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de la Loire-Atlantique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-couffe · Couffé · French

Couffé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Couffé
PropertyValue
HeadwordCouffé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ku.fe\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Couffé » en français

Coufféreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Couffé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ku.fe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commune française, située dans le département de la Loire-Atlantique.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Couffé, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Couffé, spelled C-O-U-F-F-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Loire-Atlantique.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Couffé"?
"Couffé" is spelled C-O-U-F-F-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.fe\.
What does "Couffé" mean?
As a proper noun, "Couffé" means: Commune française, située dans le département de la Loire-Atlantique.
How do you pronounce "Couffé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Couffé" is \ku.fe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Couffé" come from?
"Couffé" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list