cordial

/[koɾˈð̞jal]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,787

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

cordial is anSpanishadj. It means: Que siente, denota o manifiesta afecto, amor, cariño y corazón (ánimo). Pronounced [koɾˈð̞jal]. Often confused with Coria and corral.

Key facts for cordial
PropertyValue
Headwordcordial
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[koɾˈð̞jal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,787
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cordial is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾˈð̞jal]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,787 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.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 cordial, with forms such as "ccordial", "codrial", and "cordail". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Coria", "corral", "corría", 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 cordial, spelled C-O-R-D-I-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que siente, denota o manifiesta afecto, amor, cariño y corazón (ánimo).
  2. 2
    Que viene del corazón, desde lo más íntimo o entrañable de alguien.
  3. 3
    Que sirve para fortalecer el corazón (órgano que bombea la sangre).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccordial,codrial,cordail,corddial,cordiall,cordila,coridal,corrdial,crodial,ocrdial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cordial

Misspelling Variants of "cordial"

ccordial8codrial7cordail7corddial8cordiall8cordila7coridal7corrdial8
Misspelling Variants of "cordial"

Frequency rank: #12,787 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cordial"?
"cordial" is spelled C-O-R-D-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈð̞jal].
What does "cordial" mean?
As an adj, "cordial" means: Que siente, denota o manifiesta afecto, amor, cariño y corazón (ánimo).
What words are commonly confused with "cordial"?
"cordial" is commonly confused with "Coria", "corral", "corría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cordial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cordial" is [koɾˈð̞jal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cordial" come from?
"cordial" 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.