corpo
/ˌkɔːˈpoʊ/
"corpo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“corpo” is uncommon English (frequency #77,558 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,558
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who works for or serves the interests of a big business or corporation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-corpo · corpo · English
corpo · rank #77,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,558
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH cortege
Nearest frequency peer: cortege (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “corpo”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Coniston
Coniston
22,449 corpus weight
- coppice
coppice
22,447 corpus weight
- copyist
copyist
22,446 corpus weight
- corpo
corpo
22,443 corpus weight
- cortege
cortege
22,441 corpus weight
- cosh
cosh
22,439 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “corpo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corpo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɔːˈpoʊ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #77,558 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “corpo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
corpo is uncommon English at frequency #77,558 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkɔːˈpoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for corpo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of corporate + -o; or clipping of corporation + -o. The correct English form is corpo, spelled C-O-R-P-O.
Definition
- 1A person who works for or serves the interests of a big business or corporation.
- 2A corporate executive.
- 3A corporation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how corpo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You can always spot a corpo — slick suit, fake smile, and eyes on the bottom line.
I used to be a corpo, deep in the rat race until I realized I was just a cog in the machine.
Etymology
Clipping of corporate + -o; or clipping of corporation + -o.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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