coupantes

\ku.pɑ̃t\

/\ku.pɑ̃t\/ adj

The verdict

“coupantes” is uncommon French (frequency #90,584 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,584
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de coupant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coupantes · coupantes · French

coupantes · rank #90,584 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,584
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cotillon

Nearest frequency peer: cotillon (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « coupantes »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « coupantes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coupantes
PropertyValue
Headwordcoupantes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ku.pɑ̃t\
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coupantes » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).coupantestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « cotillon » (#90,583), « courbures » (#90,585), « costières » (#90,582). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coupantes » est au #90,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coupantes is uncommon French at frequency #90,584 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ku.pɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin pluriel de coupant.".

coupantes has no tracked misspelling variants, 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is coupantes, spelled C-O-U-P-A-N-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de coupant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. C’était comme lorsque j’avais essayé de décanner le fauteuil de rotin aux lames coupantes de tante Edmée.

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 "coupantes"?
"coupantes" is spelled C-O-U-P-A-N-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.pɑ̃t\.
What does "coupantes" mean?
As an adjective, "coupantes" means: Féminin pluriel de coupant.
How do you pronounce "coupantes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coupantes" is \ku.pɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coupantes" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list