cortante

[koɾˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]

/[koɾˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“cortante” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,781
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que corta (en las diferentes acepciones de "cortar").

Corpus desk

Index ES-cortante · cortante · Spanish

cortante · rank #26,781 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,781
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH corner

Nearest frequency peer: corner (-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 “cortante”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cortante” 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).

cortante vs cortarse
75% similar
cortante vs cortantes
89% similar
cortante vs cortan
75% similar

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

Key facts for cortante
PropertyValue
Headwordcortante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[koɾˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,781
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cortante”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cortantecae 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 “corner” (#26,780), “copiando” (#26,779), “costero” (#26,783). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cortante” va en #26,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cortante (IPA [koɾˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,781 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que corta (en las diferentes acepciones de "cortar").".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cortante, with forms such as "ccortante", "coratnte", and "corrtante". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "cortarse", "cortantes", "cortan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cortante, spelled C-O-R-T-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que corta (en las diferentes acepciones de "cortar").

Synonyms

afilado

This word in other languages

cutting(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccortante
  • coratnte
  • corrtante
  • cortanet
  • cortannte
  • cortantte
  • cortatne
  • cortnate
  • corttante
  • cotrante
  • crotante
  • ocrtante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccortante1coratnte2corrtante1cortanet2cortannte1cortantte1cortatne2cortnate2
Edit distance from "cortante"

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 "cortante"?
"cortante" is spelled C-O-R-T-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈt̪ãn̪t̪e].
What does "cortante" mean?
As an adjective, "cortante" means: Que corta (en las diferentes acepciones de "cortar").
What words are commonly confused with "cortante"?
"cortante" is commonly confused with "cortarse", "cortantes", "cortan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cortante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cortante" is [koɾˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cortante" come from?
"cortante" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

copiando#26,779conyugal#26,778cánticos#26,786contaría#26,771

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

desarmar12 variantscompartí12 variantscociente12 variantscerrarse12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list