corpulence
cor·pu·lence/ˈkɔr pjə ləns/noun
corpulence is spelled C-O-R-P-U-L-E-N-C-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (cor·pu·lence). It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corpulence means “The characteristic or state of being corpulent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corpulence is corpulences.
How many letters and syllables are in corpulence?
| Letters | 10: C-O-R-P-U-L-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cor·pu·lence |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 corpulence?
Corpulence appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 corpulence?
- UK /ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns/
- US /ˈkɔr pjə ləns/
Corpulence has 3 syllables, split cor·pu·lence in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corpulence.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-corpulence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corpulence
- corpulences plural
- corpulency
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corpulence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic or state of being corpulent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corpulence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characteristic or state of being corpulent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corpulence |
| German | Korpulenz |
| Spanish | obesidad |
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 corpulence come from?
From Old French corpulence, from Latin corpulentia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).