cou

/ku/

//ku// noun

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The verdict

“cou” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,673 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,673
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pescoço

Corpus desk

Index PT-cou · cou · Portuguese

cou · rank #83,673 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,673
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH couch

Nearest frequency peer: couch (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “cou”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “cou” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cou
PropertyValue
Headwordcou
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku/
Letters3
Frequency rank#83,673
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cou” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.coucai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “couch” (#83,674), “copular” (#83,666), “COPOM” (#83,664). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cou” fica em #83,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cou is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,673 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pescoço".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cou in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cou, spelled C-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    pescoço

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cou"?
"cou" is spelled C-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is /ku/.
What does "cou" mean?
As a noun, "cou" means: pescoço
How do you pronounce "cou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cou" is /ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cou" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

awe#83,540atu#83,534véi#83,435laz#83,969

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list