corpulent
\kɔʁ.py.lɑ̃\
The verdict
“corpulent” is uncommon French (frequency #73,038 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,038
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a beaucoup de corpulence, gros, gras ou obèse par euphémisme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-corpulent · corpulent · French
corpulent · rank #73,038 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,038
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH coronaires
Nearest frequency peer: coronaires (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « corpulent »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- contribuaie…
contribuaient
26,965 corpus weight
- coronaires
coronaires
26,964 corpus weight
- corpulent
corpulent
26,963 corpus weight
- couardise
couardise
26,962 corpus weight
- coucha
coucha
26,961 corpus weight
- Coulter
Coulter
26,960 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « corpulent » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corpulent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔʁ.py.lɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,038 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « corpulent » en français
Rare enough to double-check
corpulent is uncommon French at frequency #73,038 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔʁ.py.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a beaucoup de corpulence, gros, gras ou obèse par euphémisme.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for corpulent in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is corpulent, spelled C-O-R-P-U-L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui a beaucoup de corpulence, gros, gras ou obèse par euphémisme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how corpulent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Son manteau et son capuchon étaient du plus beau drap de Flandre, tombant en plis amples et pleins de grâce autour d’une personne belle de formes, quoiqu’un peu corpulente.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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