Which to use
“campus” and “corpus” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,127
- “campus” frequency rank
- #10,505
- “corpus” frequency rank
- 13632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campus | corpus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | campo, planície | ver córpus |
Where the eye mixes campus and corpus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between campus and corpus
A purely visual mix-up. campus (/ˈkam.pus/, [ˈkam.pʊs]) and corpus (/ˈkɔɾ.puʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campus is recorded at frequency rank #3,127, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkam.pus/, [ˈkam.pʊs]. corpus is at rank #10,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔɾ.puʃ/.
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 13632, this pair ranks #58,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of campus vs corpus
Shared letters: cpsu. Private to "campus": am. Private to "corpus": or.
"campus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "corpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campus" and "corpus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "campus" vs "corpus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "campus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corpus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campus" and "corpus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cactus vs campus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #58,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.