multicouple

\myl.ti.kupl\

/\myl.ti.kupl\/ adj

The verdict

“multicouple” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à plusieurs couples.

Corpus desk

Index FR-multicouple · multicouple · French

multicouple · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for multicouple
PropertyValue
Headwordmulticouple
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\myl.ti.kupl\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « multicouple » en français

multicouplesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

multicouple is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \myl.ti.kupl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

multicouple doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is multicouple, spelled M-U-L-T-I-C-O-U-P-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à plusieurs couples.
  2. 2
    Relatif à une pratique sexuelle réunissant plusieurs couples.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette détermination peut se faire aisément à l'aide de piles thermoélectriques à multicouples spécialement étalonnées ;
  2. Une soirée multicouple.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "multicouple"?
"multicouple" is spelled M-U-L-T-I-C-O-U-P-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \myl.ti.kupl\.
What does "multicouple" mean?
As an adjective, "multicouple" means: Relatif à plusieurs couples.
How do you pronounce "multicouple"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "multicouple" is \myl.ti.kupl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "multicouple" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list