cortile
noun
cortile is spelled C-O-R-T-I-L-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cortile means “An internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cortile is cortiles or cortili.
How many letters and syllables are in cortile?
| Letters | 7: C-O-R-T-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cortile?
Cortile appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cortile
- cortiles plural
- cortili plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cortile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cortile come from?
Borrowed from Italian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).