corrompu

\kɔ.ʁɔ̃.py\

/\kɔ.ʁɔ̃.py\/ adj

The verdict

“corrompu” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,752
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui s'est fait corrompre, modifié en mal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-corrompu · corrompu · French

corrompu · rank #12,752 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,752
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH convenable

Nearest frequency peer: convenable (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « corrompu »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « corrompu » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

corrompu vs corrompus
89% similar
corrompu vs corrompue
89% similar
corrompu vs corrompues
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for corrompu
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrompu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ.ʁɔ̃.py\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,752
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « corrompu »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).corrompuse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « convenable » (#12,751), « corrélation » (#12,753), « contraints » (#12,750). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « corrompu » est au #12,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around corrompu (IPA \kɔ.ʁɔ̃.py\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,752 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui s'est fait corrompre, modifié en mal.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for corrompu, with forms such as "ccorrompu", "corompu", and "corormpu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "corrompus", "corrompue", "corrompues", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is corrompu, spelled C-O-R-R-O-M-P-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui s'est fait corrompre, modifié en mal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how corrompu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il est des parfums frais comme des chairs d'enfants, Doux comme les hautbois, verts comme les prairies, — Et d'autres, corrompus, riches et triomphants.
  2. Le gouverneur éhontément corrompu de Saxe, Martin Mutschmann, avait ignoré les appels des officiels de la ville à la construction d'abris solides, même s'il avait fait construire par les SS des bunkers de béton armé sous son bureau et dans le jardin de son domicile.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorrompu
  • corompu
  • corormpu
  • corrmopu
  • corrommpu
  • corromppu
  • corromup
  • corropmu
  • crorompu
  • ocrrompu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corrompu - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccorrompu1corompu1corormpu2corrmopu2corrommpu1corromppu1corromup2corropmu2
Edit distance from "corrompu"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corrompu"?
"corrompu" is spelled C-O-R-R-O-M-P-U. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁɔ̃.py\.
What does "corrompu" mean?
As an adjective, "corrompu" means: Qui s'est fait corrompre, modifié en mal.
What words are commonly confused with "corrompu"?
"corrompu" is commonly confused with "corrompus", "corrompue", "corrompues". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corrompu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corrompu" is \kɔ.ʁɔ̃.py\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corrompu" come from?
"corrompu" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corrompu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list