corral

/[koˈral]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,015

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

corral is aSpanishnoun. It means: Terreno cercado en que se mantienen animales domésticos. Pronounced [koˈral]. Often confused with Corta and corre.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for corral is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈral]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,015 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 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for corral, with forms such as "ccorral", "corarl", and "corrall". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Corta", "corre", "Corro", 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 corral, spelled C-O-R-R-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccorral,corarl,corrall,corrla,croral,ocrral

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for corral

Misspelling Variants of "corral"

ccorral7corarl6corrall7corrla6croral6ocrral6
Misspelling Variants of "corral"

Frequency rank: #11,015 in Spanish

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?
"corral" 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.