Cordero
"cordero" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Cordero” is uncommon English (frequency #62,067 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,067
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Spanish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cordero · Cordero · English
Cordero · rank #62,067 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,067
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH coolie
Nearest frequency peer: coolie (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Cordero”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Comoros
Comoros
37,939 corpus weight
- conscientio…
conscientiously
37,936 corpus weight
- coolie
coolie
37,935 corpus weight
- Cordero
Cordero
37,934 corpus weight
- corpora
corpora
37,932 corpus weight
- corporatist
corporatist
37,931 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Cordero” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cordero |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #62,067 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Cordero” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Cordero is uncommon English at frequency #62,067 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Spanish.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Cordero in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Cordero, ancient surname originally used to refer to a shepherd. The correct English form is Cordero, spelled C-O-R-D-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1A surname from Spanish.
Etymology
From Spanish Cordero, ancient surname originally used to refer to a shepherd.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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