cordero

/[koɾˈð̞eɾo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,408

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

cordero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cría de la oveja, de hasta un año, antes de ser borrego. Pronounced [koɾˈð̞eɾo]. It ranks #7,408 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Corro and correo.

Key facts for cordero
PropertyValue
Headwordcordero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koɾˈð̞eɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,408
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cordero in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cordero is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾˈð̞eɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,408 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for cordero, with forms such as "ccordero", "codrero", and "corddero". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Corro", "correo", "correr", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cordero, spelled C-O-R-D-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cría de la oveja, de hasta un año, antes de ser borrego.
  2. 2
    Piel de cordero adobada.
  3. 3
    Persona de carácter suave.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccordero,codrero,corddero,cordeor,corderro,cordreo,coredro,corrdero,crodero,ocrdero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cordero

Misspelling Variants of "cordero"

ccordero8codrero7corddero8cordeor7corderro8cordreo7coredro7corrdero8
Misspelling Variants of "cordero"

Frequency rank: #7,408 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cordero"?
"cordero" is spelled C-O-R-D-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈð̞eɾo].
What does "cordero" mean?
As a noun, "cordero" means: Cría de la oveja, de hasta un año, antes de ser borrego.
What words are commonly confused with "cordero"?
"cordero" is commonly confused with "Corro", "correo", "correr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cordero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cordero" is [koɾˈð̞eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cordero" come from?
"cordero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.