coumarou

\ku.ma.ʁu\

/\ku.ma.ʁu\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un des noms vernaculaires de Dipteryx odorata et de Dipteryx alata et de quelques autres arbres du genre Dipteryx de la famille des Fabaceae (Fabacées), qui produisent la fève tonka.

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Index FR-coumarou · coumarou · French

coumarou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 coumarou
PropertyValue
Headwordcoumarou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.ma.ʁu\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coumarou » en français

coumaroureste 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

coumarou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku.ma.ʁu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

coumarou doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is coumarou, spelled C-O-U-M-A-R-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un des noms vernaculaires de Dipteryx odorata et de Dipteryx alata et de quelques autres arbres du genre Dipteryx de la famille des Fabaceae (Fabacées), qui produisent la fève tonka.
  2. 2
    Un des noms vernaculaires de Dipteryx odorata et de Dipteryx alata et de quelques autres arbres du genre Dipteryx de la famille des Fabaceae (Fabacées), qui produisent la fève tonka.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how coumarou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Coumatïne : substance odorante extraite du fruit du coumarou, arbre de la Guyane.

Synonyms

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 "coumarou"?
"coumarou" is spelled C-O-U-M-A-R-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ma.ʁu\.
What does "coumarou" mean?
As a noun, "coumarou" means: Un des noms vernaculaires de Dipteryx odorata et de Dipteryx alata et de quelques autres arbres du genre Dipteryx de la famille des Fabaceae (Fabacées), qui produisent la fève tonka.
How do you pronounce "coumarou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coumarou" is \ku.ma.ʁu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coumarou" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list