couvert
French, noun/ku.vɛʁ/
couvert is spelled C-O-U-V-E-R-T (7 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written French, the 3,133rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Couvert is a French masculine noun meaning “Set of cutlery, place setting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of couvrir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “La nappe avec les serviettes, les assiettes, les couteaux, les cuillères, etc. dont on garnit une table pour…”.
What does couvert mean in English?
adjective
- 1
covered
- 2
cloudy, overcast
noun
- 1
masculineSet of cutlery, place setting
- 2
masculinecovering, shelter
verb
- 1
past participle of couvrir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Protégé par-dessus, muni d’un toit, d’un couvercle, d’une couverture. 2. Obturé, bouché. 3. Dissimulé sous quelque chose, masqué, caché. 4. Dissimulé masqué, caché.
noun: 1. La nappe avec les serviettes, les assiettes, les couteaux, les cuillères, etc. dont on garnit une table pour un repas. 2. Assiette, serviette, etc., qu’on sert pour chaque personne. 3. Personne participant à un repas, ou client qu’un restaurant peut accueillir. Note d’usage : Pour compter le nombre des personnes. 4. Couteau, cuillère et fourchette réunis.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of couvert
- couverte feminine
- couverts masculine plural
- couvertes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce couvert?
- /ku.vɛʁ/
- \ku.vɛʁ\
- [ku.vɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to couvert
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is couvert in French?
couvert appears 25 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).