incorporeal
/ɪnkɔː(ɹ)ˈpɔːɹiəl/
"incorporeal" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“incorporeal” is uncommon English (frequency #88,461 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,461
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having no material form or physical substance.
| 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) |
Where “incorporeal” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
incorporeal is uncommon English at frequency #88,461 among 17,902 “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.
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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Using “incorporeal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-O-R-P-O-R-E-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪnkɔː(ɹ)ˈpɔːɹiəl/ (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.