maillot de corps

noun

The verdict

“maillot de corps” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sous-vêtement qui couvre le torse.

Key facts for maillot de corps
PropertyValue
Headwordmaillot de corps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maillot de corps” sits in French frequency

maillot de corps falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for maillot de corps is 16 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sous-vêtement qui couvre le torse.".

No misspelling variants are generated for maillot de corps in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is maillot de corps, spelled M-A-I-L-L-O-T- -D-E- -C-O-R-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sous-vêtement qui couvre le torse.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maillot de corps"?
"maillot de corps" is spelled M-A-I-L-L-O-T- -D-E- -C-O-R-P-S.
What does "maillot de corps" mean?
As a noun, "maillot de corps" means: Sous-vêtement qui couvre le torse.
What language does "maillot de corps" come from?
"maillot de corps" 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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Using “maillot de corps”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-I-L-L-O-T- -D-E- -C-O-R-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list