Corporal
[kɔʁpoˈʁaːl]
The verdict
“Corporal” is uncommon German (frequency #92,747 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,747
- frequency rank, German
- 20,081
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der niedrigste Unteroffiziersgrad
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Corporal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔʁpoˈʁaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,747 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Corporal” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Corporal is uncommon German at frequency #92,747 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔʁpoˈʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der niedrigste Unteroffiziersgrad".
No misspelling variants are generated for Corporal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Corporal, spelled C-O-R-P-O-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1der niedrigste Unteroffiziersgrad
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Corporal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-O-R-P-O-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɔʁpoˈʁaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.