corporal
/kuɾ.pu.ˈɾaɫ/
The verdict
“corporal” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,524 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,524
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que respeita ao corpo:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corporal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kuɾ.pu.ˈɾaɫ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “corporal” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for corporal is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kuɾ.pu.ˈɾaɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,524 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for corporal, with forms such as "ccorporal", "coproral", and "coropral". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is corporal, spelled C-O-R-P-O-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1que respeita ao corpo:
- 2físico, que tem corpo:
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccorporal,coproral,coropral,corpoarl,corporall,corporla,corporral,corpporal,corproal,corrporal,croporal,ocrporal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corporal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “corporal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-R-P-O-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kuɾ.pu.ˈɾaɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.