couplage

\ku.plaʒ\

/\ku.plaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“couplage” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,040
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Liaison univoque entre deux ou plusieurs entrées d’un même système.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

couplage vs couple
75% similar
couplage vs courage
75% similar
couplage vs couplée
75% similar

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

Key facts for couplage
PropertyValue
Headwordcouplage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.plaʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,040
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “couplage” 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). couplage lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around couplage (IPA \ku.plaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,040 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for couplage, with forms such as "ccouplage", "copulage", and "coulpage". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "couple", "courage", "couplée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is couplage, spelled C-O-U-P-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liaison univoque entre deux ou plusieurs entrées d’un même système.
  2. 2
    Action qui consiste à rendre deux entités dépendantes l'une de l'autre ou à les combiner. Ainsi, l'évolution de l'une des entités influence l'évolution de l'autre entité. Plus le couplage est fort, plus l'influence est importante. Le couplage implique souvent une interdépendance voire une symétrie des influences.
  3. 3
    Ensemble d'arêtes d'un graphe qui n'ont pas de sommets en commun.
  4. 4
    Câblage type de moteurs ou de transformateurs triphasés.
  5. 5
    Raccordement d’une centrale électrique au réseau.
  6. 6
    Méthode de production consistant à rationaliser le tournage d’épisodes différents d’une série en regroupant les séquences faisant appel aux mêmes acteurs et à des éléments récurrents tels que les décors et les moyens techniques.
  7. 7
    Action qui consiste à rendre deux classes dépendantes l’une de l’autre.

Synonyms

appariement

This word in other languages

coupling(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccouplage
  • copulage
  • coulpage
  • coupalge
  • couplaeg
  • couplagge
  • couplgae
  • coupllage
  • coupplage
  • cuoplage
  • ocuplage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccouplage1copulage2coulpage2coupalge2couplaeg2couplagge1couplgae2coupllage1
Edit distance from "couplage"

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 "couplage"?
"couplage" is spelled C-O-U-P-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.plaʒ\.
What does "couplage" mean?
As a noun, "couplage" means: Liaison univoque entre deux ou plusieurs entrées d’un même système.
What words are commonly confused with "couplage"?
"couplage" is commonly confused with "couple", "courage", "couplée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "couplage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couplage" is \ku.plaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couplage" come from?
"couplage" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “couplage”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-P-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku.plaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “couple” - see the side-by-side comparison. couplage vs couple
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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