esprit de corps
\ɛs.pʁi də kɔʁ\
The verdict
“esprit de corps” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attachement des membres d’un groupe aux opinions, aux droits, aux intérêts du groupe.
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Index FR-esprit-de-corps · esprit de corps · French
esprit de corps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | esprit de corps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.pʁi də kɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
esprit de corps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.pʁi də kɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attachement des membres d’un groupe aux opinions, aux droits, aux intérêts du groupe.".
esprit de corps doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is esprit de corps, spelled E-S-P-R-I-T- -D-E- -C-O-R-P-S.
Definition
- 1Attachement des membres d’un groupe aux opinions, aux droits, aux intérêts du groupe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how esprit de corps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alors, comme Jacques avait épousé une de Vénérande et, de ce chef, faisait partie de leur noblesse, par esprit de corps, le cousin rejoignit Martin Durand.
Le sacro-saint règlement et l’esprit de corps furent ainsi respectés, mais Blosseville et son équipage ne revinrent jamais.
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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.