coupables

\ku.pabl\

/\ku.pabl\/ adj

The verdict

“coupables” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,169
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de coupable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coupables · coupables · French

coupables · rank #7,169 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,169
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cousine

Nearest frequency peer: Cousine (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « coupables »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « coupables » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

coupables vs coupoles
78% similar
coupables vs coupable
89% similar
coupables vs capables
78% similar

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

Key facts for coupables
PropertyValue
Headwordcoupables
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ku.pabl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,169
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « coupables »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).coupablesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Cousine » (#7,170), « commenter » (#7,167), « croyance » (#7,171). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coupables » est au #7,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around coupables (IPA \ku.pabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,169 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de coupable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for coupables, with forms such as "ccoupables", "copuables", and "couapbles". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "coupoles", "coupable", "capables", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is coupables, spelled C-O-U-P-A-B-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de coupable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Chez les Juifs on donnait ce nom à des espèces de docteurs qui se divisaient en trois classes : les scribes du sanhédrin, qui n’étaient que des greffiers de ce tribunal; les scribes de la loi, dont les décisions étaient exécutées à l’égal de la loi elle-même, et les scribes du peuple, véritables magistrats prononçant des sentences dans les affaires privée…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoupables
  • copuables
  • couapbles
  • coupabbles
  • coupabels
  • coupabless
  • coupablles
  • coupablse
  • coupalbes
  • coupbales
  • couppables
  • cuopables
  • ocupables

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coupables - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccoupables1copuables2couapbles2coupabbles1coupabels2coupabless1coupablles1coupablse2
Edit distance from "coupables"

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 "coupables"?
"coupables" is spelled C-O-U-P-A-B-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.pabl\.
What does "coupables" mean?
As an adjective, "coupables" means: Pluriel de coupable.
What words are commonly confused with "coupables"?
"coupables" is commonly confused with "coupoles", "coupable", "capables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coupables"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coupables" is \ku.pabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coupables" come from?
"coupables" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coupables", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list