cortarse

/[koɾˈt̪aɾse]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,547

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

cortarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacerse un corte¹₄ en el propio cuerpo. Pronounced [koɾˈt̪aɾse]. Often confused with cortas and curarse.

Key facts for cortarse
PropertyValue
Headwordcortarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koɾˈt̪aɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,547
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cortarse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cortarse is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾˈt̪aɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,547 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for cortarse, with forms such as "ccortarse", "coratrse", and "corrtarse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "cortas", "curarse", "cortar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cortarse, spelled C-O-R-T-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacerse un corte¹₄ en el propio cuerpo.
  2. 2
    Disgregarse una mezcla en sus partes.
  3. 3
    Limitar una persona su tendencia a la impertinencia, mala educación o simplemente un exceso de confianza.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccortarse,coratrse,corrtarse,cortarce,cortares,cortarrse,cortarsse,cortasre,cortrase,corttarse,cotrarse,crotarse,ocrtarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cortarse

Misspelling Variants of "cortarse"

ccortarse9coratrse8corrtarse9cortarce8cortares8cortarrse9cortarsse9cortasre8
Misspelling Variants of "cortarse"

Frequency rank: #27,547 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cortarse"?
"cortarse" is spelled C-O-R-T-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈt̪aɾse].
What does "cortarse" mean?
As a verb, "cortarse" means: Hacerse un corte¹₄ en el propio cuerpo.
What words are commonly confused with "cortarse"?
"cortarse" is commonly confused with "cortas", "curarse", "cortar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cortarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cortarse" is [koɾˈt̪aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cortarse" come from?
"cortarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.