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 May 6, 2026) - Insecto con cercos en forma de pinza, tenaza o tijera en el extremo posterior del cuerpo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cortapicha |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koɾt̪aˈpit͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cortapicha” sits in Spanish frequency
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.
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.
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Using “cortapicha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-T-A-P-I-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koɾt̪aˈpit͡ʃa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.