cortado
[koɾˈt̪að̞o]
The verdict
“cortado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,360 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,360
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de la persona de carácter tímido y retraído.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cortado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [koɾˈt̪að̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,360 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cortado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cortado is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾˈt̪að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,360 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cortado, with forms such as "ccortado", "coratdo", and "corrtado". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "corto", "creado", "cortar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cortado, spelled C-O-R-T-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice de la persona de carácter tímido y retraído.
- 2Con el ánimo perturbado, sin poder decir palabra ante un hecho inesperado.
- 3Que calza o queda en la proporción exacta.
- 4Que sufre interrupciones o cortes.
- 5Se dice del estilo de escritura, con períodos no ligados entre sí, separado en cláusulas diferentes.
- 6Sin dinero, mal de ánimo o de salud.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccortado,coratdo,corrtado,cortaddo,cortaod,cortdao,corttado,cotrado,crotado,ocrtado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cortado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “cortado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-T-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koɾˈt̪að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “corto” - see the side-by-side comparison. cortado vs corto
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.