corps du Christ
\kɔʁ dy kʁist\
The verdict
“corps du Christ” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hostie lors de la communion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-corps-du-christ · corps du Christ · French
corps du Christ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corps du Christ |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔʁ dy kʁist\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « corps du Christ » en français
Rare enough to double-check
corps du Christ is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁ dy kʁist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hostie lors de la communion.".
No misspelling variants are generated for corps du Christ in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is corps du Christ, spelled C-O-R-P-S- -D-U- -C-H-R-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Hostie lors de la communion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how corps du Christ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle n’eut pas le temps de mettre genou en terre pour recevoir le corps du Christ qu’un serrement de cœur la fit chanceler et tomber sur la dalle grise au pied du prêtre.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.