Which to use
“Cortes” is a name and “crates” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,666
- “Cortes” frequency rank
- #20,077
- “crates” frequency rank
- 55743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cortes | crates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Spanish, variant of Cortez | plural of crate |
Letter map: Cortes vs crates
Shared letters muted; letters that set Cortes and crates apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Cortes (CVCCVC) and crates (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for Cortes / crates
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Cortes is aname and cratesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cortes is recorded at frequency rank #35,666, classified as aname. crates is at rank #20,077, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹeɪts/.
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 55743, this pair ranks #131,343 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Cortes vs crates
Shared letters: cerst. Private to "Cortes": o. Private to "crates": a.
"Cortes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crates" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Cortes" and "crates" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Cortes" or "crates"?
After this comparison
Pair "Cortes" vs "crates" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cortes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,343 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cortes" and "crates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cortes vs Coutts". 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 #131,343 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.