Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

couchant

/ˈkaʊtʃənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: couchant
IPA: /ˈkaʊtʃənt/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.

adj

Represented as crouching with the head raised.

Example Sentences

"The dogs, with eager yelp, / Are struggling to be free; / The hawks in frequent stoop / Token their haste for flight; / And couchant on the saddle-bow, / With tranquil eyes, and talons sheath’d, / The ounce expects his liberty."
"There were the tawny rocks, like lions couchant, defying the ocean, whose waves incessantly dashed against and scoured them with vast quantities of gravel."
"Two figures faced each other, large, austere; / A couchant sphinx in shadow to the breast, / An angel standing in the moonlight clear; […]"
"Or again, have you ever watched fine collie dogs couchant at twenty yards' distance?"
"His crest was covered with a couchant Hownd, / And all his armour seem'd of antique mould […]"

Etymology

From Middle English couchant, from Middle French couchant.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: couchant

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkaʊtʃənt/

Phrases

couchant and levant counter-couchant levant and couchant

Questions

How do you pronounce couchant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊtʃənt/.
What does couchant mean?: Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.
Where does couchant come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce couchant

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “couchant”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈkaʊtʃənt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “couchant”.
Repeat and practice — Say “couchant” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.