cortafuego

[koɾt̪aˈfweɣ̞o]

/[koɾt̪aˈfweɣ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“cortafuego” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vereda ancha que se hace en los campos para evitar la propagación de un incendio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cortafuego · cortafuego · Spanish

cortafuego · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cortafuego
PropertyValue
Headwordcortafuego
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koɾt̪aˈfweɣ̞o]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cortafuego” en español

cortafuegoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cortafuego is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koɾt̪aˈfweɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cortafuego, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cortafuego, spelled C-O-R-T-A-F-U-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vereda ancha que se hace en los campos para evitar la propagación de un incendio.
  2. 2
    Sistema de protección pasiva para incendios hecho de varios componentes y usado para sellar entradas y juntas en una pared calificada como resistente a fuego o montaje de piso.
  3. 3
    Sistema informático diseñado para bloquear los accesos no autorizados, permitiendo al mismo tiempo comunicaciones autorizadas.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cortafuego"?
"cortafuego" is spelled C-O-R-T-A-F-U-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾt̪aˈfweɣ̞o].
What does "cortafuego" mean?
As a noun, "cortafuego" means: Vereda ancha que se hace en los campos para evitar la propagación de un incendio.
How do you pronounce "cortafuego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cortafuego" is [koɾt̪aˈfweɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cortafuego" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list