corporal
French, noun\kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁal\
corporal is spelled C-O-R-P-O-R-A-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 108,277th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corporal is a French masculine noun meaning “corporal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Linge que le prêtre étend au milieu de l’autel au commencement de la messe pour y poser le calice et…”.
What does corporal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecorporal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Linge que le prêtre étend au milieu de l’autel au commencement de la messe pour y poser le calice et l’hostie. Il sert également pour poser l’ostensoir, au moment de la bénédiction.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of corporal
- corporaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corporal?
- \kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (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 French?
corporal appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).