corps

\kɔʁ\

/\kɔʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“corps” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #369 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#369
frequency rank, French
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct.

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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for corps is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #369 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 31 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

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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Using “corps”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-R-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “CRS” - see the side-by-side comparison. corps vs CRS
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list