corporeal
/kɔːɹˈpɔːɹiəl/adjective, noun
corporeal is spelled C-O-R-P-O-R-E-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, corporeal means “Material; tangible; physical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in corporeal?
| Letters | 9: C-O-R-P-O-R-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is corporeal?
Corporeal appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce corporeal?
- /kɔːɹˈpɔːɹiəl/
- /kɔːˈpɔːɹiəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corporeal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corporeal
- more corporeal comparative
- most corporeal superlative
- corporeals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corporeal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Material; tangible; physical.
- 2
archaicPertaining to the body; bodily; corporal.
noun
- 1
A corporeal entity; a physical being.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corporeal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense material; tangible; physical:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | corpóreo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does corporeal come from?
From Middle English corporealle, equivalent to Latin corporeus + -al, from corpus (“body”); compare corporal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).