couvreur

\ku.vʁœʁ\

/\ku.vʁœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“couvreur” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,735
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui fait les couvertures des bâtiments.

Corpus desk

Index FR-couvreur · couvreur · French

couvreur · rank #38,735 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,735
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cous

Nearest frequency peer: cous (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « couvreur »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « couvreur » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

couvreur vs couvrir
75% similar
couvreur vs couvrez
75% similar
couvreur vs couvre
75% similar

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

Key facts for couvreur
PropertyValue
Headwordcouvreur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.vʁœʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,735
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « couvreur »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).couvreurse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cous » (#38,734), « cpa » (#38,736), « courre » (#38,733). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « couvreur » est au #38,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around couvreur (IPA \ku.vʁœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,735 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for couvreur, with forms such as "ccouvreur", "courveur", and "couverur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "couvrir", "couvrez", "couvre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is couvreur, spelled C-O-U-V-R-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui fait les couvertures des bâtiments.
  2. 2
    Officier chargé de garder la porte du temple.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […], et elle lui fit signe d'attendre qu'elle eût fini de donner à boire à cet affligé, un malheureux couvreur qui s'était cassé les deux bras en tombant d'un toit.
  2. Les archives de Salins font mention, dès 1555, d'un Roqui vigneron. En 1659, des Roqui exercent le métier de couvreurs, de lanterniers.

This word in other languages

slater(English)techador(Español)Dachdecker(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccouvreur
  • courveur
  • couverur
  • couvreru
  • couvreurr
  • couvrreur
  • couvruer
  • couvvreur
  • covureur
  • cuovreur
  • ocuvreur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccouvreur1courveur2couverur2couvreru2couvreurr1couvrreur1couvruer2couvvreur1
Edit distance from "couvreur"

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 "couvreur"?
"couvreur" is spelled C-O-U-V-R-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.vʁœʁ\.
What does "couvreur" mean?
As a noun, "couvreur" means: Celui qui fait les couvertures des bâtiments.
What words are commonly confused with "couvreur"?
"couvreur" is commonly confused with "couvrir", "couvrez", "couvre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "couvreur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couvreur" is \ku.vʁœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couvreur" come from?
"couvreur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

costauds#38,732concerté#38,719donnerez#38,755coauteur#38,710

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

devinette11 variantsdockers11 variantscomfort11 variantsColigny11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list