corpulence
/ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns/
"corpulence" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“corpulence” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The characteristic or state of being corpulent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-corpulence · corpulence · English
corpulence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corpulence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “corpulence” in English
Rare enough to double-check
corpulence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The characteristic or state of being corpulent.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for corpulence in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French corpulence, from Latin corpulentia. The correct English form is corpulence, spelled C-O-R-P-U-L-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The characteristic or state of being corpulent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how corpulence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Corpulence is a beauty: girls are fattened to a vast bulk by drenches of curds and cream thickened with flour, and are duly disciplined when they refuse.
Etymology
From Old French corpulence, from Latin corpulentia.
This word in other languages
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.