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correcto

Spanish, adjective/koˈreɡto/

correcto is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-O (8 letters) and appears 51 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,679th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Correcto is a Spanish adjective meaning “correct, right” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que está libre de error”.

What does correcto mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    correct, right

  2. 2

    well-behaved

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que está libre de error. 2. Dicho de una persona o de su comportamiento, que adhiere a las normas de urbanidad y cortesía imperantes.

interjection: 1. Manera de afirmar rotundamente.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of correcto

  • correcta feminine
  • correctos masculine plural
  • correctas feminine plural
  • correctísimo superlative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce correcto?

  • /koˈreɡto/
  • [koˈreɣ̞.t̪o]
  • [koˈrekt̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to correcto

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is correcto in Spanish?

correcto appears 51 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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