corp

\kɔʁp\

/\kɔʁp\/ noun

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The verdict

“corp” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,104. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,104
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un des noms de l’ombre (poisson).

Corpus desk

Index FR-corp · corp · French

corp · rank #16,104 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,104
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH corn

Nearest frequency peer: corn (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « corp »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « corp » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

corp vs CP
0% similar
corp vs CR
0% similar
corp vs cru
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for corp
PropertyValue
Headwordcorp
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁp\
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,104
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « corp »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).corpse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « corn » (#16,103), « Cristina » (#16,105), « core » (#16,102). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « corp » est au #16,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around corp (IPA \kɔʁp\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,104 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Un des noms de l’ombre (poisson).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for corp, with forms such as "ccorp", "copr", and "corpp". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CP", "CR", "cru", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is corp, spelled C-O-R-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un des noms de l’ombre (poisson).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how corp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ceux qui appartiennent à cet ordre, ſont, le maigre ou ombre, le corp , le sparaillon, la dorade, le canthena, le pagel, le pagre, le dente, la bogue, la mendole, le gerres, le morme, l’orphe, […]
  2. Bonnaterre aussi a confondu la sciène barbue avec l’ombre, vu qu’il cite pour l’ombre qui est notre poisson, la sciœna umbra, et pour le corp qui est la sciœna umbra, la sciœna cirrosa de Linné.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorp
  • copr
  • corpp
  • corrp
  • ocrp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corp - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccorp1copr2corpp1corrp1ocrp2
Edit distance from "corp"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corp"?
"corp" is spelled C-O-R-P. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁp\.
What does "corp" mean?
As a noun, "corp" means: Un des noms de l’ombre (poisson).
What words are commonly confused with "corp"?
"corp" is commonly confused with "CP", "CR", "cru". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corp" is \kɔʁp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corp" come from?
"corp" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corp", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

corn#16,103core#16,102cols#16,096CNIL#16,095

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

curie5 variantsdouai5 variantschie5 variantsanse5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list