corte

[ˈkorte]

/[ˈkorte]/ noun

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The verdict

“corte” is uncommon German (frequency #86,339 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,339
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hof

Corpus desk

Index DE-corte · corte · German

corte · rank #86,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,339
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH controlled

Nearest frequency peer: controlled (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „corte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „corte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corte
PropertyValue
Headwordcorte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkorte]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „corte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.cortefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „controlled“ (#86,337), „Coverversionen“ (#86,341), „consent“ (#86,336). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „corte“ bei #86,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corte is uncommon German at frequency #86,339 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkorte]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for corte, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is corte, spelled C-O-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hof
  2. 2
    Gericht, Gerichtshof
  3. 3
    Hof

Synonyms

reggia

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corte"?
"corte" is spelled C-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkorte].
What does "corte" mean?
As a noun, "corte" means: Hof
How do you pronounce "corte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corte" is [ˈkorte]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corte" come from?
"corte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bunga#86,309braue#86,298Bojen#86,292bijou#86,281

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list