Which to use
“coupées” is an adjective and “couper” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,648
- “coupées” frequency rank
- #2,418
- “couper” frequency rank
- 17066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coupées | couper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de coupé. | Diviser un corps continu, avec quelque chose de tranchant. |
Same sound, different letters: coupées vs couper
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - coupées / couper
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: coupées and couper carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ku.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coupées is recorded at frequency rank #14,648, classified as anadj, pronounced \ku.pe\. couper is at rank #2,418, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.pe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17066, this pair ranks #384,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coupées vs couper
Shared letters: ceopu. Private to "coupées": sé. Private to "couper": r.
"coupées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "couper" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- couper ← ccouper · copuer · couepr · couperr · coupper · coupre · cuoper
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coupées" and "couper" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "coupées" or "couper" show up more?
What to do next
"coupées" and "couper" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "coupées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coupées" and "couper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coupées vs courges". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #384,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.