corruptible

adj

"corruptible" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“corruptible” is uncommon English (frequency #79,414 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,414
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bribable, that can be bought

Corpus desk

Index EN-corruptible · corruptible · English

corruptible · rank #79,414 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,414
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH corniche

Nearest frequency peer: corniche (-2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “corruptible”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “corruptible” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corruptible
PropertyValue
Headwordcorruptible
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,414
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “corruptible” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).corruptiblefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “corniche” (#79,412), “cottontail” (#79,416), “cornflower” (#79,411). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “corruptible” is #79,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corruptible is uncommon English at frequency #79,414 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for corruptible in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English corruptible, from Latin corruptibilis. The correct English form is corruptible, spelled C-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bribable, that can be bought
  2. 2
    perishable, subject to decay

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how corruptible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. They systematically corrupt a very corruptible race, (for some time a growing nuisance amongst you)
  2. The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, 1 Peter 1:18. that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and golde,

Etymology

From Middle English corruptible, from Latin corruptibilis.

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corruptible"?
"corruptible" is spelled C-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-B-L-E.
What does "corruptible" mean?
As an adjective, "corruptible" means: bribable, that can be bought
What is the origin of the word "corruptible"?
From Middle English corruptible, from Latin corruptibilis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list