how to pronounce corps

/kɔʁ/

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corps is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of corps in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… de ses blessures au corps et à l'âme il …”

meanings of corps

noun:

Field (in abstract algebra).
Corps.
Body.

corps frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word corps occurs in french on average 268.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.