corps
French, noun/kɔʁ/
corps is spelled C-O-R-P-S (5 letters) and appears 224 times per million words in written French, the 372nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corps is a French masculine noun meaning “body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct”.
What does corps mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebody
à son corps défendant
- 2
masculinecorpse
- 3
masculinecorps
corps calleux
- 4
masculinefield
corps commutatif
- 5
masculinebody (shank of a type)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct. 2. Organisme de l’être humain, d’un animal ou de tout être animé, vivant ou mort. 3. Tronc, partie de l’homme qui est entre le cou et les hanches. 4. Partie de certains vêtements qui s’applique à la partie supérieure du corps, corset, corsage.
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 corps
- corp alternative nonstandard
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corps?
- /kɔʁ/
- \kɔʁ\
- [lə kɔʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to corps
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corps in French?
corps appears 224 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).