# corporal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/ · frequency rank #12,024

## Definitions
1. Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
2. Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
3. Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English corporal, corporall, corporel, corporell, from Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus (“body”); compare corporeal.

## Easily confused with
- **corral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corporal-vs-corral)
- **corporate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corporal-vs-corporate)
- **corporeal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corporal-vs-corporeal)
- **coronal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coronal-vs-corporal)
- **Corcoran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corcoran-vs-corporal)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccorporal`, `coproral`, `coropral`, `corpoarl`, `corporall`, `corporla`, `corporral`, `corpporal`, `corproal`, `corrporal`, `croporal`, `ocrporal`

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