correcto

/[koˈrekt̪o]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,673

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

correcto is anSpanishadj. It means: Que está libre de error. Pronounced [koˈrekt̪o]. It ranks #1,673 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with correo and corrupto.

Key facts for correcto
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrecto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[koˈrekt̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,673
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for correcto is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈrekt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,673 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 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 correcto, with forms such as "ccorrecto", "corecto", and "corercto". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "correo", "corrupto", "correctos", 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 correcto, spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccorrecto,corecto,corercto,corrceto,correccto,correcot,correctto,corretco,crorecto,ocrrecto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for correcto

Misspelling Variants of "correcto"

ccorrecto9corecto7corercto8corrceto8correccto9correcot8correctto9corretco8
Misspelling Variants of "correcto"

Frequency rank: #1,673 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "correcto"?
"correcto" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈrekt̪o].
What does "correcto" mean?
As an adj, "correcto" means: Que está libre de error.
What words are commonly confused with "correcto"?
"correcto" is commonly confused with "correo", "corrupto", "correctos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "correcto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "correcto" is [koˈrekt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "correcto" come from?
"correcto" 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.