corona
[koˈɾona]
The verdict
“corona” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,818 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,818
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ornamento circular, de metal, materiales preciosos, flores u hojas aromáticas, que se viste ciñendo las sienes como símbolo de alguna autoridad o dignidad, y llevado en particular por un rey, un im...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corona |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈɾona] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,818 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “corona” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for corona is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈɾona]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,818 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 22 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for corona, with forms such as "ccorona", "coorna", and "cornoa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Corta", "Corra", "coros", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is corona, spelled C-O-R-O-N-A.
Definition
- 1Ornamento circular, de metal, materiales preciosos, flores u hojas aromáticas, que se viste ciñendo las sienes como símbolo de alguna autoridad o dignidad, y llevado en particular por un rey, un imperador, una reina o una imperatriz.
- 2Una representación de este ornamento sobre el escudo o como figura.
- 3Por extensión, la dignidad nobiliaria, en especial la real o imperial.
- 4Conjunto de patrimonios y facultades que competen a un dignatario real o imperial.
- 5Arreglo floral en forma de círculo que se dedica como ofrenda funeraria.
- 6Figura geométrica en forma de anillo, comprendida entre dos círculos concéntricos de diámetro diferente.
- 7Pieza mecánica tallada con esta forma, que se articula con un engranaje unido a un eje que la atraviesa o sirve de arandela entre dos piezas móviles para evitar la fricción.
- 8Halo luminoso que rodea a un cometa u otro fenómeno astronómico que se desplaza a alta velocidad.
- 9Parte de la pieza dentaria que sirve para la masticación, sobresaliendo de las encías.
- 10Pieza ortopédica artificial que sustituye a la corona dentaria.
- 11Componente de una cornisa ubicado por debajo del cimacio.
- 12Parte de la lengua que comprende la mitad anterior de su cara superior, utilizada para articular las consonantes coronales.
- 13Cima de un monte u otra altura.
- 14Antigua unidad monetaria de Checoslovaquia.
- 15Antigua unidad monetaria del Reino Unido, con el valor de un cuarto de una libra esterlina.
- 16Antigua unidad monetaria de Eslovaquia, sustituída por el euro desde el 2009.
- 17Antigua unidad monetaria de Estonia, sustituída por el euro desde el 2012.
- 18Unidad monetaria de Dinamarca.
- 19Unidad monetaria de Noruega.
- 20Unidad monetaria de la República Checa.
- 21Unidad monetaria de Suecia.
- 22Unidad monetaria de Islandia, dividida en 100 aurar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccorona,coorna,cornoa,coroan,coronna,corrona,croona,ocrona
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corona - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “corona”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈɾona] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Corta” - see the side-by-side comparison. corona vs Corta
- 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.