esprit de corps
/ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/
"esprit-de-corps" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“esprit de corps” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esprit de corps |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esprit de corps” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for esprit de corps is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for esprit de corps, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French esprit de corps, from esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“body”). The correct English form is esprit de corps, spelled E-S-P-R-I-T- -D-E- -C-O-R-P-S.
Definition
- 1A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French esprit de corps, from esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“body”).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “esprit de corps”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-S-P-R-I-T- -D-E- -C-O-R-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.