cornisa

/[koɾˈnisa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,566

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

cornisa is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte superior y sobresaliente de un entablamento de un pedestal, edificio o habitación. También se utiliza para señalar los pisos o plantas por el exterior de los muros. Pronounced [koɾˈnisa]. Often confused with corsa and corría.

Key facts for cornisa
PropertyValue
Headwordcornisa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koɾˈnisa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,566
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cornisa is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾˈnisa]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,566 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 cornisa, with forms such as "ccornisa", "conrisa", and "corinsa". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "corsa", "corría", "Cortina", 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 cornisa, spelled C-O-R-N-I-S-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte superior y sobresaliente de un entablamento de un pedestal, edificio o habitación. También se utiliza para señalar los pisos o plantas por el exterior de los muros.
  2. 2
    Coronamiento compuesto de molduras que sirve de remate a una pared.
  3. 3
    Parte sobresaliente de un precipicio.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccornisa,conrisa,corinsa,cornias,cornissa,cornnisa,cornsia,corrnisa,cronisa,ocrnisa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cornisa

Misspelling Variants of "cornisa"

ccornisa8conrisa7corinsa7cornias7cornissa8cornnisa8cornsia7corrnisa8
Misspelling Variants of "cornisa"

Frequency rank: #29,566 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cornisa"?
"cornisa" is spelled C-O-R-N-I-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈnisa].
What does "cornisa" mean?
As a noun, "cornisa" means: Parte superior y sobresaliente de un entablamento de un pedestal, edificio o habitación. También se utiliza para señalar los pisos o plantas por el exterior de los muros.
What words are commonly confused with "cornisa"?
"cornisa" is commonly confused with "corsa", "corría", "Cortina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cornisa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cornisa" is [koɾˈnisa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cornisa" come from?
"cornisa" 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.