Plural of corpus
irregular plural
The plural of corpus is corpora, corpuses or corpusses.
Forms of corpus
| Singular | corpus /ˈkɔːpəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | corpora /ˈkɔːpəɹə/ corpuses corpusses |
| Countable | countable |
Corpora and corpuses in a sentence
- Today, computer databases and corpora infinitely increase the ease of this type of research, but the collecting process remains essentially the same.2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 4
- Text corpora are being used in most current lexicographic projects.2007, Mihail Mihailov, Hannu Tommola, “Compiling Parallel Text Corpora: Towards Automation of Routine Procedures”, in Wolfgang Teubert...
- There are also a few standard corpora that contain word-PoS pairs.2012, Nitendra Rajput, Amit Anil Nanavati, Speech in Mobile and Pervasive Environments (Wiley Series on Wireless Communications and Mobile…. From the entry pos
- Neotenin, also known as the juvenile hormone, is secreted by the corpora allata.1974, Dennis William Wood, Principles of Animal Physiology, page 318. From the entry neotenin
- The t-score formula is less susceptible to this but its numerical result cannot be meaningfully compared across corpora of different sizes.2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through…. From the entry limitation
Meaning of corpus
- noun A collection of written or spoken texts.
- noun Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
- noun A structure of a special character or function in the animal body.
Other irregular plurals
Questions about the plural of corpus
- What is the plural of corpus?
- The plural of corpus is corpora, corpuses or corpusses.
- Which is correct, corpora or corpuses?
- Both are used. corpora is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is corpus countable?
- Corpus is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: corpus (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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