corrector

/[korekˈt̪oɾ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,631

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

corrector is aSpanishnoun. It means: Gobernador civil del Imperio romano tardío, responsable de la administración de una provincia romana. Pronounced [korekˈt̪oɾ]. Often confused with corredor and correctos.

Key facts for corrector
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrector
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[korekˈt̪oɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,631
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for corrector is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [korekˈt̪oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,631 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for corrector, with forms such as "ccorrector", "corector", and "corerctor". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "corredor", "correctos", "correcto", 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 corrector, spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gobernador civil del Imperio romano tardío, responsable de la administración de una provincia romana.
  2. 2
    Profesional de la edición que revisa y corrige los textos en diversas fases del proceso editorial.
  3. 3
    Fluido blanco y opaco, a manera de tinta, que se aplica en el papel para tapar errores en el texto.
  4. 4
    Aplicación de software que se utiliza para analizar textos con el fin de detectar y corregir faltas ortográficas.
  5. 5
    Sustancia que se aplica sobre las ojeras de los párpados para disimularlas.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccorrector,corector,corerctor,corrcetor,correcctor,correcotr,correctorr,correctro,correcttor,corretcor,crorector,ocrrector

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for corrector

Misspelling Variants of "corrector"

ccorrector10corector8corerctor9corrcetor9correcctor10correcotr9correctorr10correctro9
Misspelling Variants of "corrector"

Frequency rank: #22,631 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corrector"?
"corrector" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [korekˈt̪oɾ].
What does "corrector" mean?
As a noun, "corrector" means: Gobernador civil del Imperio romano tardío, responsable de la administración de una provincia romana.
What words are commonly confused with "corrector"?
"corrector" is commonly confused with "corredor", "correctos", "correcto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corrector"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corrector" is [korekˈt̪oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corrector" come from?
"corrector" 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.