corpuscular
/kɔɹˈpʌskjəlɚ/adjective
corpuscular is spelled C-O-R-P-U-S-C-U-L-A-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, corpuscular means “Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in corpuscular?
| Letters | 11: C-O-R-P-U-S-C-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is corpuscular?
Corpuscular appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 corpuscular?
- UK /kɔːˈpʌskjʊlə/
- US /kɔɹˈpʌskjəlɚ/
- Australia /koːˈpɐskjələ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corpuscular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with corpuscular?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as corpuscular from its last stressed vowel (/ʌskjələɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of corpuscular
- more corpuscular comparative
- most corpuscular superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corpuscular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corpuscular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corpusculaire |
| German | korpuskular |
| Spanish | corpuscular |
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 corpuscular come from?
From corpuscle + -ar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).