corral

[koˈral]

/[koˈral]/ noun

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The verdict

“corral” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,015
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terreno cercado en que se mantienen animales domésticos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-corral · corral · Spanish

corral · rank #11,015 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,015
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH conteo

Nearest frequency peer: conteo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “corral”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “corral” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

corral vs Corta
50% similar
corral vs corre
67% similar
corral vs Corro
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for corral
PropertyValue
Headwordcorral
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈral]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,015
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “corral”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).corralcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “conteo” (#11,014), “cuadernos” (#11,016), “contaron” (#11,013). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “corral” va en #11,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around corral (IPA [koˈral]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,015 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for corral, with forms such as "ccorral", "corarl", and "corrall". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Corta", "corre", "Corro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is corral, spelled C-O-R-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terreno cercado en que se mantienen animales domésticos.
  2. 2
    El cerco que delimita un corral₁.
  3. 3
    Cerco móvil de poca altura, con piso acolchado, dentro del cual se deja a los niños pequeños, para evitar que se alejen de quienes los cuidan o se expongan a peligros.
  4. 4
    Trampa para peces formada por una pared circular semejante a un corral₁ hecha en la zona intermareal o por un cerco atravesado en a lo ancho de cuerpo de agua. Los peces entran al corral durante las horas de marea alta y quedan atrapados cuando el agua se retira.
  5. 5
    Anfiteatro, circo de montañas con nieves eternas.
  6. 6
    Patio sin techo o casa en que se hacían representaciones de teatro.
  7. 7
    Campo pequeño destinado a la agricultura o ganadería.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how corral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Trae cuatro mil bengalas amarillas y ponlas en las bardas del corral. Nadie podrá evitar que suceda lo que tiene que suceder. (Federico García Lorca, "La casa de Bernarda Alba").

Synonyms

parquecorral de comedias

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorral
  • corarl
  • corrall
  • corrla
  • croral
  • ocrral

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corral - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccorral1corarl2corrall1corrla2croral2ocrral2
Edit distance from "corral"

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 "corral"?
"corral" is spelled C-O-R-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈral].
What does "corral" mean?
As a noun, "corral" means: Terreno cercado en que se mantienen animales domésticos.
What words are commonly confused with "corral"?
"corral" is commonly confused with "Corta", "corre", "Corro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corral" is [koˈral]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corral" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corral", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conteo#11,014cónsul#11,017domina#11,027cogido#11,002

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

celu6 variantscacao6 variantsaguda6 variantspiba6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list