corpulent
/ˈkoɹpjəlɪnt/adjective
corpulent is spelled C-O-R-P-U-L-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, corpulent means “Large in body; fat; overweight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in corpulent?
| Letters | 9: C-O-R-P-U-L-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 corpulent?
Corpulent appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 corpulent?
- UK /ˈkɔːpjələnt/
- UK /ˈkɔːpjʊlənt/
- US /ˈkoɹpjəlɪnt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corpulent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corpulent
- more corpulent comparative
- most corpulent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corpulent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Large in body; fat; overweight.
corpulent person
- 2
obsoletePhysical, material, corporeal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corpulent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense large in body; fat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corpulent |
| German | korpulent, beleibt |
| Portuguese | corpulento |
| Spanish | corpulento |
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 corpulent come from?
From Middle English corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).