corpuscle
/ˈkɔːˌpʌsəl/
"corpuscle" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“corpuscle” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
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Index EN-corpuscle · corpuscle · English
corpuscle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | corpuscle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔːˌpʌsəl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “corpuscle” in English
Rare enough to double-check
corpuscle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɔːˌpʌsəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for corpuscle in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus (“body”). The correct English form is corpuscle, spelled C-O-R-P-U-S-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
- 2A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how corpuscle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[b]y mixing divers Liquors, very odd and remarkable Productions and Changes of Colours may be effected, of which no cause can be more obvious and rational than that the saline Corpuscles of one Liquor do variously act upon or unite with the tinging Corpuscles of another, so as to make them swell, or shrink, (whereby not only their bulk but their density a…
It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces.
Etymology
From Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus (“body”).
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.