corpulence
French, noun/kɔʁ.py.lɑ̃s/
corpulence is spelled C-O-R-P-U-L-E-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,202nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corpulence is a French feminine noun meaning “corpulence (quality of being corpulent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ampleur plus ou moins considérable du corps”.
What does corpulence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecorpulence (quality of being corpulent)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ampleur plus ou moins considérable du corps.
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 corpulence
- corpulences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corpulence?
- /kɔʁ.py.lɑ̃s/
- \kɔʁ.py.lɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to corpulence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corpulence in French?
corpulence appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).