corps

noun

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The verdict

“corps” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,294
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - corpo; parte material do ser

Corpus desk

Index PT-corps · corps · Portuguese

corps · rank #18,294 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,294
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH contrariar

Nearest frequency peer: contrariar (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “corps”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “corps” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

corps vs cos
60% similar
corps vs corta
60% similar
corps vs Cyrus
40% similar

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

Key facts for corps
PropertyValue
Headwordcorps
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,294
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “corps”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).corpscai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “contrariar” (#18,293), “corresponder” (#18,295), “concílio” (#18,289). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “corps” fica em #18,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around corps, anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,294 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for corps, with forms such as "ccorps", "coprs", and "corpps". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cos", "corta", "Cyrus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is corps, spelled C-O-R-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    corpo; parte material do ser
  2. 2
    cadáver
  3. 3
    tronco em oposição a membros
  4. 4
    indivíduo
  5. 5
    parte principal de uma construção arquitetônica
  6. 6
    o texto propriamente dito, sem indicações secundárias
  7. 7
    força (de um vinho)
  8. 8
    grupo, corporação

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'enfant a un corps sain et vigoureux.
  2. Le corps a été retrouvé par les gendarmes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorps
  • coprs
  • corpps
  • corpss
  • corrps
  • corsp
  • crops
  • ocrps

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corps - 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.

ccorps1coprs2corpps1corpss1corrps1corsp2crops2ocrps2
Edit distance from "corps"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corps"?
"corps" is spelled C-O-R-P-S.
What does "corps" mean?
As a noun, "corps" means: corpo; parte material do ser
What words are commonly confused with "corps"?
"corps" is commonly confused with "cos", "corta", "Cyrus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "corps" come from?
"corps" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Comic#18,283Gabão#18,336woods#18,224third#18,206

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list