corporellevscorporellesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“corporelle” and “corporelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,435
“corporelle” frequency rank
#22,531
“corporelles” frequency rank
36966
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corporelle corporelles
Definition Féminin singulier de corporel. Féminin pluriel de corporel.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set corporelle and corporelles apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
corporelle
11 ch
corporelles

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

corporelle and corporelles are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “corporelle” sits inside “corporelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corporelle is recorded at frequency rank #14,435, classified as anadj. corporelles is at rank #22,531, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁɛl\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 36966, this pair ranks #265,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of corporelle vs corporelles

Shared letters: celopr. Private to "corporelle": -. Private to "corporelles": s.

"corporelle" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV  ·  "corporelles" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corporelleccorporelle · coprorelle · coroprelle · corpoerlle · corporele · corporelel · corporlele · corporrelle
  • corporellesccorporelles · coprorelles · coroprelles · corpoerlles · corporelels · corporeles · corporelless · corporellse

Frequency comparison

corporelle#14,435
corporelles#22,531

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "corporelle" and "corporelles" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “corporelle” sits inside “corporelles”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "corporelle" or "corporelles"?
"corporelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,435 in our French list, against #22,531 for "corporelles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering corporelle vs corporelles

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “corporelle” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list