Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coupla

/ˈkʌplə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: cou-pla
IPA: /ˈkʌplə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of couple + of.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"There's a coupla guys here to see you."
"I've been to New York a coupla times."
"“[…] Did you make her be late signing in?” […] “Coupla minutes,” he said."
"I gotta say, y'all are a coupla slack-jawed idiots, sniffin' 'round my business"

Usage

Colloquial

Questions

How do you pronounce coupla?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌplə/.
What does coupla mean?: Contraction of couple + of.

How to pronounce coupla

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