cortapicha
[koɾt̪aˈpit͡ʃa]
The verdict
“cortapicha” 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) - Insecto con cercos en forma de pinza, tenaza o tijera en el extremo posterior del cuerpo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cortapicha · cortapicha · Spanish
cortapicha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cortapicha |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koɾt̪aˈpit͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cortapicha” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cortapicha is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koɾt̪aˈpit͡ʃa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insecto con cercos en forma de pinza, tenaza o tijera en el extremo posterior del cuerpo.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cortapicha, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 cortapicha, spelled C-O-R-T-A-P-I-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1Insecto con cercos en forma de pinza, tenaza o tijera en el extremo posterior del cuerpo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cortapicha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De vez en cuando, algún portuense aparecía con un tajo, en un pie, por haber pisado un cristal, o con la mano hinchada porque un alacrán o un cortapicha, le ha picado por escarbar debajo de las casetas
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.