corruptible
"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
- cornflower
cornflower
20,590 corpus weight
- corniche
corniche
20,589 corpus weight
- corruptible
corruptible
20,587 corpus weight
- cottontail
cottontail
20,585 corpus weight
- counterbala…
counterbalanced
20,583 corpus weight
- cowhide
cowhide
20,582 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “corruptible” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corruptible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #79,414 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “corruptible” in English
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
- 1bribable, that can be bought
- 2perishable, subject to decay
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how corruptible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They systematically corrupt a very corruptible race, (for some time a growing nuisance amongst you)
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
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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.
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