# Coronado

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌkɒɹəˈnɑːdəʊ/ · frequency rank #37,397

## Definitions
1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A city in San Diego County, California, United States.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish coronado (“crowned”).

## Easily confused with
- **coronal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coronado-vs-coronal)
- **coronary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coronado-vs-coronary)
- **corona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corona-vs-coronado)
- **Colorado** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colorado-vs-coronado)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccoronado`, `coornado`, `cornoado`, `coroando`, `coronaddo`, `coronaod`, `corondao`, `coronnado`, `corronado`, `croonado`, `ocronado`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coronado