# corrupt

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈɹʌpt/ · frequency rank #5,669

## Definitions
1. Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
2. In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
3. Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
4. In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

## Etymology
From Middle English corrupten, derived from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpō (“to break in pieces”).

## Easily confused with
- **corrupted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corrupt-vs-corrupted)
- **correct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/correct-vs-corrupt)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccorrupt`, `corrput`, `corruppt`, `corruptt`, `corrutp`, `corupt`, `corurpt`, `crorupt`, `ocrrupt`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/corrupt