coronar

/[koɾoˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,495

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

coronar is aSpanishverb. It means: Ponerle una corona a otro en la cabeza. Pronounced [koɾoˈnaɾ]. Often confused with cortar and coronel.

Key facts for coronar
PropertyValue
Headwordcoronar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koɾoˈnaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,495
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for coronar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾoˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,495 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 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 coronar, with forms such as "ccoronar", "coornar", and "cornoar". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "cortar", "coronel", "coronas", 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 coronar, spelled C-O-R-O-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ponerle una corona a otro en la cabeza.
  2. 2
    Hacer rey o reina (o algún título similar) a una persona.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, otorgar alguna distinción a otra persona.
  4. 4
    Completar o finalizar enteramente una obra.
  5. 5
    Dar una recompensa, normalmente por algún gran esfuerzo previo.
  6. 6
    Adornar de una manera ostentosa o visible, que otorga dignidad o realeza.
  7. 7
    En el juego de damas: poner un peón sobre otro cuando éste llega a ser dama, para que se distinga de aquéllos.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoronar,coornar,cornoar,coroanr,coronarr,coronnar,coronra,corronar,croonar,ocronar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for coronar

Misspelling Variants of "coronar"

ccoronar8coornar7cornoar7coroanr7coronarr8coronnar8coronra7corronar8
Misspelling Variants of "coronar"

Frequency rank: #36,495 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coronar"?
"coronar" is spelled C-O-R-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾoˈnaɾ].
What does "coronar" mean?
As a verb, "coronar" means: Ponerle una corona a otro en la cabeza.
What words are commonly confused with "coronar"?
"coronar" is commonly confused with "cortar", "coronel", "coronas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coronar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coronar" is [koɾoˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coronar" come from?
"coronar" 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.