corps

\kɔʁ\

/\kɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“corps” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#369
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct.

Corpus desk

Index FR-corps · corps · French

corps · rank #369 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #369
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH P

Nearest frequency peer: P (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “corps”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “corps” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

corps vs CRS
0% similar
corps vs coup
60% similar
corps vs Cris
40% similar

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

Key facts for corps
PropertyValue
Headwordcorps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#369
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “corps” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). corps lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around corps (IPA \kɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #369 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 31 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for corps, with forms such as "ccorps", "coprs", and "corpps". 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, "CRS", "coup", "Cris", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is corps, spelled C-O-R-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct.
  2. 2
    Organisme de l’être humain, d’un animal ou de tout être animé, vivant ou mort.
  3. 3
    Tronc, partie de l’homme qui est entre le cou et les hanches.
  4. 4
    Partie de certains vêtements qui s’applique à la partie supérieure du corps, corset, corsage.
  5. 5
    Personne, individu.
  6. 6
    Personne considérée par opposition aux biens, aux marchandises, etc.
  7. 7
    Personne sujette à être emprisonnée par ordre de justice.
  8. 8
    Personne du roi.
  9. 9
    Cadavre ; dépouille.
  10. 10
    Défunt.
  11. 11
    Eucharistie, chair symbolique du Christ.
  12. 12
    Anneau dont l’ensemble des éléments non nuls forme un groupe pour la deuxième loi de composition interne.
  13. 13
    Partie principale d’un objet, son cœur, son centre.
  14. 14
    Élément massif d’un meuble.
  15. 15
    Figure qui est représentée sur une devise, par opposition aux paroles qui accompagnent cette figure et qu’on nomme l’âme de la devise.
  16. 16
    Consistance de certains objets qui sont minces et flexibles.
  17. 17
    Consistance des choses liquides qu’on fait cuire ou épaissir par le feu ou autrement.
  18. 18
    Force, vigueur de certains vins, de certaines liqueurs.
  19. 19
    Société, union de plusieurs personnes qui vivent sous les mêmes lois, les mêmes coutumes, les mêmes règles.
  20. 20
    Compagnie ou communauté particulière, dans l’État ou dans l’Église.
  21. 21
    Corps d’armée ; troupe importante.
  22. 22
    Régiment ou troupe, par rapport à ceux qui en font partie.
  23. 23
    Réunion, ensemble de ceux qui appartiennent à certaines armes spéciales.
  24. 24
    Groupe de militaires ou de fonctionnaires civils soumis au même statut.
  25. 25
    Désigne la réalité.
  26. 26
    Principal trait dont une lettre est formée ; de la dimension de la pièce fondue qui supporte l’œil de la lettre et qui se mesure par points typographiques du côté du cran.
  27. 27
    Corpus, recueil, assemblage de plusieurs pièces, de plusieurs ouvrages de divers auteurs, en un ou plusieurs tomes.
  28. 28
    Corps de doctrine, réunion de principes qui forment un système.
  29. 29
    Excroissances charnues, tumeurs, callosités, etc.
  30. 30
    Dimension variable d'un caractère typographique mesurée dans un plan parallèle à la surface imprimante parallèlement à la ligne de base.
  31. 31
    Partie centrale d’une cloche, la plus grande, qui transmet les vibrations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout corps a trois dimensions : longueur, largeur et profondeur.
  2. Et Pausole observait debout les révélations successives d’un corps teinté, ferme, vivace, tandis qu’elle ouvrait tour à tour la chemisette bossue, la jupe monastique, le difforme pantalon blanc.

Synonyms

chassepanserobecadre

This word in other languages

body(English)cuerpo(Español)Körper(Deutsch)corpo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorps
  • coprs
  • corpps
  • corpss
  • corrps
  • corsp
  • crops
  • ocrps

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corps - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccorps1coprs2corpps1corpss1corrps1corsp2crops2ocrps2
Edit distance from "corps"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corps"?
"corps" is spelled C-O-R-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ\.
What does "corps" mean?
As a noun, "corps" means: Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct.
What words are commonly confused with "corps"?
"corps" is commonly confused with "CRS", "coup", "Cris". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corps" is \kɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corps" come from?
"corps" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

forme#371étais#358ayant#384terre#386

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

heures8 variantssaison8 variantscentre8 variantsdébut8 variants

What to do next

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  • "corps" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "CRS". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #369 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list