corporal
Spanish, noun/koɾpoˈɾal/
corporal is spelled C-O-R-P-O-R-A-L (8 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,670th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corporal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “corporal (linen cloth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lienzo sobre el que se ponen el cáliz y la hostia en las iglesias católicas”.
What does corporal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinebody; corporal
- 2
femininemasculinebodywide or systemic
noun
- 1
masculinecorporal (linen cloth)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio de o relativo al cuerpo de un ser vivo.
noun: 1. Lienzo sobre el que se ponen el cáliz y la hostia en las iglesias católicas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of corporal
- corporales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corporal?
- /koɾpoˈɾal/
- [koɾ.poˈɾal]
- [koɾpoˈɾal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to corporal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corporal in Spanish?
corporal appears 9.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).