corps électoral
\kɔ.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tɔ.ʁal\
The verdict
“corps électoral” 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 May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des électeurs pouvant participer à une élection (locale, nationale, professionnelle, etc.) donc disposant du droit de vote pour cette élection.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corps électoral |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tɔ.ʁal\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “corps électoral” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
corps électoral is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tɔ.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des électeurs pouvant participer à une élection (locale, nationale, professionnelle, etc.) donc disposant du droit de vote pour cette élection.".
No misspelling variants are generated for corps électoral in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is corps électoral, spelled C-O-R-P-S- -É-L-E-C-T-O-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Ensemble des électeurs pouvant participer à une élection (locale, nationale, professionnelle, etc.) donc disposant du droit de vote pour cette élection.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “corps électoral”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-R-P-S- -É-L-E-C-T-O-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tɔ.ʁal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.