corretear
[koret̪eˈaɾ]
The verdict
“corretear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,014 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,014
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Correr rápidamente en un área limitada de aquí para allá, por juego, diversión u otros motivos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-corretear · corretear · Spanish
corretear · rank #79,014 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,014
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH corredoras
Nearest frequency peer: corredoras (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “corretear”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- convida
convida
20,990 corpus weight
- corbetas
corbetas
20,989 corpus weight
- corredoras
corredoras
20,988 corpus weight
- corretear
corretear
20,987 corpus weight
- cortesías
cortesías
20,986 corpus weight
- cosidas
cosidas
20,984 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “corretear” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corretear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [koret̪eˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “corretear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
corretear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,014 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [koret̪eˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for corretear in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is corretear, spelled C-O-R-R-E-T-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Correr rápidamente en un área limitada de aquí para allá, por juego, diversión u otros motivos.
- 2Ir por ahí recorriendo las calles y vecindarios, o de casa en casa.
This word in other languages
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.
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