cornada

[koɾˈnað̞a]

/[koɾˈnað̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“cornada” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #79,930 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#79,930
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - La herida hecha por el cuerno de un animal.

Key facts for cornada
PropertyValue
Headwordcornada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koɾˈnað̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cornada” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cornada lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cornada is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾˈnað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,930 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for cornada in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cornada, spelled C-O-R-N-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    La herida hecha por el cuerno de un animal.
  2. 2
    Treta de la destreza vulgar
  3. 3
    Acción de herir con el cuerno y el golpe dado con él
  4. 4
    En esgrima, estocada de cuarta forzada que se dirige al costado del adversario

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 "cornada"?
"cornada" is spelled C-O-R-N-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈnað̞a].
What does "cornada" mean?
As a noun, "cornada" means: La herida hecha por el cuerno de un animal.
How do you pronounce "cornada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cornada" is [koɾˈnað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cornada" come from?
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Using “cornada”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-N-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [koɾˈnað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list