# corps vs corpse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### corps
*noun · IPA /kɔː/ · frequency rank #4,517*
A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.

### corpse
*noun · IPA /kɔːps/ · frequency rank #10,184*
A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corps-vs-corpse