coupelle

\ku.pɛl\

/\ku.pɛl\/ noun

The verdict

“coupelle” is an uncommon French word, ranked #62,172 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#62,172
frequency rank, French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit vase en forme de tasse, fait avec des cendres lavées ou des os calcinés, dont on se sert pour séparer, par l’action du feu, l’or et l’argent des autres métaux avec lesquels ils sont unis, et ...

Key facts for coupelle
PropertyValue
Headwordcoupelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.pɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,172
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coupelle” 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). coupelle lands here:

#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 coupelle is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ku.pɛl\. Corpus data places it at rank #62,172 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for coupelle in our 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 coupelle, spelled C-O-U-P-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit vase en forme de tasse, fait avec des cendres lavées ou des os calcinés, dont on se sert pour séparer, par l’action du feu, l’or et l’argent des autres métaux avec lesquels ils sont unis, et particulièrement du cuivre.
  2. 2
    Petit récipient utilisé pour cuisiner ou pour le service à table.
  3. 3
    Petit récipient évasé décoratif utilisé dans les foyers au quotidien pour y déposer de petits objets.
  4. 4
    Petit récipient évasé et concave, en verre ou en plastique, utilisé en chimie.
  5. 5
    Ce qui a la forme d’une petite coupe.

This word in other languages

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 "coupelle"?
"coupelle" is spelled C-O-U-P-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.pɛl\.
What does "coupelle" mean?
As a noun, "coupelle" means: Petit vase en forme de tasse, fait avec des cendres lavées ou des os calcinés, dont on se sert pour séparer, par l’action du feu, l’or et l’argent des autres métaux avec lesquels ils sont unis, et ...
How do you pronounce "coupelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coupelle" is \ku.pɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coupelle" come from?
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Using “coupelle”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-P-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku.pɛl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list