cortapisa
[koɾt̪aˈpisa]
The verdict
“cortapisa” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Guarnición o adorno que se ponía en ciertas prendas de vestir, con tela diferente a la de ellas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cortapisa · cortapisa · Spanish
cortapisa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | cortapisa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koɾt̪aˈpisa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cortapisa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cortapisa is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koɾt̪aˈpisa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
cortapisa doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 cortapisa, spelled C-O-R-T-A-P-I-S-A.
Definition
- 1Guarnición o adorno que se ponía en ciertas prendas de vestir, con tela diferente a la de ellas.
- 2Adorno y gracia con que se dice una cosa.
- 3Condición, limitación o restricción con que se concede, da u obtiene algo.
- 4Factor, elemento, ser o situación que hace difícil o imposible lograr, obtener o realizar algo.
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.