campusvscorpusWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“campus” and “corpus” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,181
“campus” frequency rank
#12,565
“corpus” frequency rank
17746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature campus corpus
Definition Conjunto reunido de instalaciones universitarias. Se conoce también como ciudad universitaria. Recopilación extensa y catalogada de datos de la misma clase destinada a la explotación en estudios e investigaciones.

Where the eye mixes campus and corpus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
campus
6 ch
corpus

Visual trap between campus and corpus

A purely visual mix-up. campus ([ˈkãmpus]) and corpus ([ˈkoɾpus]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

campus is recorded at frequency rank #5,181, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkãmpus]. corpus is at rank #12,565, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoɾpus].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 17746, this pair ranks #270,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of campus vs corpus

Shared letters: cpsu. Private to "campus": am. Private to "corpus": or.

"campus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "corpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • campusacmpus · cammpus · camppus · campsu · campuss · camups · capmus · ccampus
  • corpusccorpus · coprus · corppus · corpsu · corpuss · corrpus · corups · cropus

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "campus" and "corpus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkãmpus] versus [ˈkoɾpus]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "campus" vs "corpus" - which ranks higher?
"campus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,181 in our Spanish list, against #12,565 for "corpus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "campus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corpus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #270,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "campus" and "corpus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "circus vs corpus". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #270,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list