corregidor

/kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/

//kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr// noun

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"corregidor" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“corregidor” is uncommon English (frequency #88,229 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,229
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.

Key facts for corregidor
PropertyValue
Headwordcorregidor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,229
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “corregidor” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). corregidor lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corregidor is uncommon English at frequency #88,229 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for corregidor, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish corregidor (literally “corrector”). The correct English form is corregidor, spelled C-O-R-R-E-G-I-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.

Etymology

From Spanish corregidor (literally “corrector”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corregidor"?
"corregidor" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-G-I-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/.
What does "corregidor" mean?
As a noun, "corregidor" means: The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.
How do you pronounce "corregidor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corregidor" is /kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "corregidor"?
From Spanish corregidor (literally “corrector”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “corregidor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-R-R-E-G-I-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/ (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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list