couvert

\ku.vɛʁ\

/\ku.vɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“couvert” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,130 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#3,130
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Protégé par-dessus, muni d’un toit, d’un couvercle, d’une couverture.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

couvert vs cover
71% similar
couvert vs couvre
71% similar
couvert vs covers
71% similar

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

Key facts for couvert
PropertyValue
Headwordcouvert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ku.vɛʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,130
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “couvert” 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). couvert 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 couvert is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ku.vɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,130 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for couvert, with forms such as "ccouvert", "couevrt", and "couverrt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cover", "couvre", "covers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 couvert, spelled C-O-U-V-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Protégé par-dessus, muni d’un toit, d’un couvercle, d’une couverture.
  2. 2
    Obturé, bouché.
  3. 3
    Dissimulé sous quelque chose, masqué, caché.
  4. 4
    Dissimulé masqué, caché.
  5. 5
    Habillé, vêtu.
  6. 6
    Chapeauté.
  7. 7
    Voilée, coiffée du hijab ou du tchador.
  8. 8
    Nuageux ; voilé ; assombri.
  9. 9
    Maintenu sous la cendre en parlant du feu, par extension, atténué en parlant des plaques chauffantes.
  10. 10
    Atténué, rauque, peu sonore, en parlant de la voix.
  11. 11
    Peu ou pas clair, fuyant, voilé, dissimulé.
  12. 12
    Se dit d’une tour, d’un château muni d’un toit pointu ou d’une coupe de son couvercle

This word in other languages

covered(English)cubierto(Español)nublado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccouvert,couevrt,couverrt,couvertt,couvetr,couvret,couvvert,covuert,cuovert,ocuvert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of couvert - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccouvert1couevrt2couverrt1couvertt1couvetr2couvret2couvvert1covuert2
Edit distance from "couvert"

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 "couvert"?
"couvert" is spelled C-O-U-V-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.vɛʁ\.
What does "couvert" mean?
As an adjective, "couvert" means: Protégé par-dessus, muni d’un toit, d’un couvercle, d’une couverture.
What words are commonly confused with "couvert"?
"couvert" is commonly confused with "cover", "couvre", "covers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "couvert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couvert" is \ku.vɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couvert" come from?
"couvert" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “couvert”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-V-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku.vɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cover” - see the side-by-side comparison. couvert vs cover
  • 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