Córdoba
/ˈkɔːɹdəbə/
"cordoba" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Córdoba” is an uncommon English word, ranked #70,593 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #70,593
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital of the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Córdoba |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔːɹdəbə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #70,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Córdoba” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Córdoba is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɔːɹdəbə/. Corpus data places it at rank #70,593 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Córdoba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (Qurṭuba), from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy or Qartuba). As South American locations, named after the Spanish city. The correct English form is Córdoba, spelled C-Ó-R-D-O-B-A.
Definition
- 1The capital of the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.
- 2A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.
- 3The capital of the province of Córdoba, in central Argentina.
- 4A province in central Argentina.
- 5A department of Colombia.
- 6A city and municipality of Veracruz, Mexico.
- 7A town and municipality of Bolivar department, Colombia.
- 8A town and municipality of Nariño department, Colombia.
- 9A town and municipality of Quindío department, Colombia.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (Qurṭuba), from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy or Qartuba). As South American locations, named after the Spanish city.
This word in other languages
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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Using “Córdoba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-Ó-R-D-O-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɔːɹdəbə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.