corista

[koˈɾist̪a]

/[koˈɾist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“corista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,208 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,208
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que canta formando parte de un coro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-corista · corista · Spanish

corista · rank #56,208 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,208
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH corchetes

Nearest frequency peer: corchetes (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “corista”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “corista” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corista
PropertyValue
Headwordcorista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈɾist̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,208
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “corista” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.coristacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “corchetes” (#56,207), “coronados” (#56,209), “coqueto” (#56,206). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “corista” va en #56,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,208 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈɾist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que canta formando parte de un coro.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for corista, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is corista, spelled C-O-R-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que canta formando parte de un coro.

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 "corista"?
"corista" is spelled C-O-R-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈɾist̪a].
What does "corista" mean?
As a noun, "corista" means: Persona que canta formando parte de un coro.
How do you pronounce "corista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corista" is [koˈɾist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corista" come from?
"corista" 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 "corista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list