corrompre

/\kɔ.ʁɔ̃pʁ\/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,814

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

corrompre is aFrenchverb. It means: Gâter, altérer, changer en mal. Pronounced \kɔ.ʁɔ̃pʁ\. Often confused with corrompu and corrompt.

Key facts for corrompre
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrompre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ.ʁɔ̃pʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,814
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of corrompre in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for corrompre is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ.ʁɔ̃pʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,814 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for corrompre, with forms such as "ccorrompre", "corompre", and "corormpre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "corrompu", "corrompt", "corrompus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is corrompre, spelled C-O-R-R-O-M-P-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gâter, altérer, changer en mal.
  2. 2
    Séduire, débaucher.
  3. 3
    Engager quelqu'un par des dons, des promesses, ou par d'autres moyens, à faire, ou ne pas faire, quelque chose contre son devoir, sa conscience, contre l'honneur, etc.
  4. 4
    Plier, rompre à force de plier.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccorrompre,corompre,corormpre,corrmopre,corrommpre,corromper,corromppre,corromprre,corromrpe,corropmre,crorompre,ocrrompre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for corrompre

Misspelling Variants of "corrompre"

ccorrompre10corompre8corormpre9corrmopre9corrommpre10corromper9corromppre10corromprre10
Misspelling Variants of "corrompre"

Frequency rank: #23,814 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corrompre"?
"corrompre" is spelled C-O-R-R-O-M-P-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁɔ̃pʁ\.
What does "corrompre" mean?
As a verb, "corrompre" means: Gâter, altérer, changer en mal.
What words are commonly confused with "corrompre"?
"corrompre" is commonly confused with "corrompu", "corrompt", "corrompus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corrompre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corrompre" is \kɔ.ʁɔ̃pʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corrompre" come from?
"corrompre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.