corps et âme
\kɔʁ.z‿e ɑm\
The verdict
“corps et âme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entièrement (notion de dévouement où on est prêt à aller jusqu’à la mort).
Corpus desk
Index FR-corps-et-ame · corps et âme · French
corps et âme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 et âme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \kɔʁ.z‿e ɑm\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « corps et âme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
corps et âme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔʁ.z‿e ɑm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entièrement (notion de dévouement où on est prêt à aller jusqu’à la mort).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for corps et âme in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is corps et âme, spelled C-O-R-P-S- -E-T- -Â-M-E.
Definition
- 1Entièrement (notion de dévouement où on est prêt à aller jusqu’à la mort).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how corps et âme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Je me suis vendu corps et âme à Votre Excellence pour les matinées, mais il est onze heures du soir et, parbleu, mes soirées sont à moi. Et que m’en donnerez-vous si je les vends ? dit Lucien gaiement encore.
Il s’ensuit que nous aimons infiniment mieux nous donner corps et âme à celui qui se charge de penser pour nous et d’être responsable, quitte à rire après de nous et de lui.
This word in other languages
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.