cordón

[koɾˈð̞õn]

/[koɾˈð̞õn]/ noun

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The verdict

“cordón” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,818
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cierto género de cuerda por lo común redonda.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cordon · cordón · Spanish

cordón · rank #10,818 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,818
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cooperativas

Nearest frequency peer: cooperativas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cordón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cordón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cordón vs Coro
33% similar
cordón vs corn
67% similar
cordón vs corto
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cordón
PropertyValue
Headwordcordón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koɾˈð̞õn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,818
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cordón”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cordóncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cooperativas” (#10,817), “corteza” (#10,819), “convertirá” (#10,816). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cordón” va en #10,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cordón (IPA [koɾˈð̞õn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,818 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cordón, with forms such as "ccordón", "codrón", and "corddón". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Coro", "corn", "corto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cordón, spelled C-O-R-D-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cierto género de cuerda por lo común redonda.
  2. 2
    Cuerda con que se ciñen el hábito algunos religiosos.
  3. 3
    Raya de pelo blanco que el caballo liene sobre los huesos de la nariz.
  4. 4
    Reunión de vasos que ponen en comunicación al feto con la madre, y más extensamente cada una de las partes del cuerpo que tienen semejanza con una cuerdecilla.
  5. 5
    Haz de vasos que se extiende desde el ombligo del feto basta la placenta.
  6. 6
    Hilito que une la semilla con el pericarpio.
  7. 7
    Bocel, moldura circular y convexa.
  8. 8
    Conjunto de puestos de tropa o gente, colocados de distancia en distancia para cortar la comunicación de un territorio con otros e impedir el paso.
  9. 9
    Los que se forman de filástica, según el grueso que ha de tener la beta o cabo que se ha de fabricar.
  10. 10
    Cable usado en instalaciones eléctricas.
  11. 11
    Bordillo.

Synonyms

bordilloconténguarniciónsardinel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccordón
  • codrón
  • corddón
  • cordnó
  • cordónn
  • corrdón
  • coródn
  • crodón
  • ocrdón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cordón - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccordón1codrón2corddón1cordnó2cordónn1corrdón1coródn2crodón2
Edit distance from "cordón"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cordón"?
"cordón" is spelled C-O-R-D-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈð̞õn].
What does "cordón" mean?
As a noun, "cordón" means: Cierto género de cuerda por lo común redonda.
What words are commonly confused with "cordón"?
"cordón" is commonly confused with "Coro", "corn", "corto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cordón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cordón" is [koɾˈð̞õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cordón" come from?
"cordón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cordón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calmar#10,798anotar#10,791fibras#10,852fierro#10,853

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

camisas9 variantsegoísta9 variantsbuses9 variantsborrado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list