corrupto

[koˈrupt̪o]

/[koˈrupt̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“corrupto” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,706. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,706
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se aplica a las personas que cometen irregularidades o infrigen la ley para obtener un beneficio particular.

Corpus desk

Index ES-corrupto · corrupto · Spanish

corrupto · rank #5,706 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,706
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH consideró

Nearest frequency peer: consideró (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “corrupto”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “corrupto” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

corrupto vs corruptos
89% similar
corrupto vs correcto
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for corrupto
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrupto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[koˈrupt̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,706
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “corrupto”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).corruptocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “consideró” (#5,705), “creatividad” (#5,707), “compuesta” (#5,704). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “corrupto” va en #5,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around corrupto (IPA [koˈrupt̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,706 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Se aplica a las personas que cometen irregularidades o infrigen la ley para obtener un beneficio particular.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for corrupto, with forms such as "ccorrupto", "corrputo", and "corrupot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "corruptos", "correcto", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is corrupto, spelled C-O-R-R-U-P-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se aplica a las personas que cometen irregularidades o infrigen la ley para obtener un beneficio particular.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how corrupto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un político, un funcionario o un policía pueden ser corruptos al beneficiarse de su estatus de poder.

This word in other languages

corrupt(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorrupto
  • corrputo
  • corrupot
  • corruppto
  • corruptto
  • corrutpo
  • corupto
  • corurpto
  • crorupto
  • ocrrupto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corrupto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccorrupto1corrputo2corrupot2corruppto1corruptto1corrutpo2corupto1corurpto2
Edit distance from "corrupto"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corrupto"?
"corrupto" is spelled C-O-R-R-U-P-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈrupt̪o].
What does "corrupto" mean?
As an adjective, "corrupto" means: Se aplica a las personas que cometen irregularidades o infrigen la ley para obtener un beneficio particular.
What words are commonly confused with "corrupto"?
"corrupto" is commonly confused with "corruptos", "correcto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corrupto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corrupto" is [koˈrupt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corrupto" come from?
"corrupto" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corrupto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cuartel10 variantscansada10 variantsencargo10 variantsentendí10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list