korpulent
[kɔʁpuˈlɛnt]
The verdict
“korpulent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von kräftiger, fülliger Gestalt
Corpus desk
Index DE-korpulent · korpulent · German
korpulent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | korpulent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kɔʁpuˈlɛnt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “korpulent” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
korpulent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔʁpuˈlɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von kräftiger, fülliger Gestalt".
korpulent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is korpulent, spelled K-O-R-P-U-L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1von kräftiger, fülliger Gestalt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how korpulent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie war eine große, schlanke und braungebrannte Frau, ihr Mann dagegen war eher klein, korpulent und rotgesichtig, aber wenigstens reich.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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