incorporeal
/ɪnkɔː(ɹ)ˈpɔːɹiəl/
"incorporeal" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“incorporeal” is uncommon English (frequency #88,461 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,461
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having no material form or physical substance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-incorporeal · incorporeal · English
incorporeal · rank #88,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,461
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH inconstant
Nearest frequency peer: inconstant (-1 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 “incorporeal”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- inchoate
inchoate
11,543 corpus weight
- inconsidera…
inconsiderable
11,542 corpus weight
- inconstant
inconstant
11,541 corpus weight
- incorporeal
incorporeal
11,540 corpus weight
- inextricable
inextricable
11,539 corpus weight
- infarct
infarct
11,538 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “incorporeal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incorporeal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪnkɔː(ɹ)ˈpɔːɹiəl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #88,461 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “incorporeal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
incorporeal is uncommon English at frequency #88,461 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪnkɔː(ɹ)ˈpɔːɹiəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for incorporeal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin incorporeus + -al. By surface analysis, in- + corporeal. The correct English form is incorporeal, spelled I-N-C-O-R-P-O-R-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1Having no material form or physical substance.
- 2Relating to an asset that does not have a material form; such as a patent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incorporeal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms / Reduced their shapes immense.
Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some incorporeal substance within us.
Etymology
From Latin incorporeus + -al. By surface analysis, in- + corporeal.
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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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