corte

/[ˈkoɾt̪e]/ noun

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Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#803

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

corte is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción de cortar o de cortarse. Pronounced [ˈkoɾt̪e]. It ranks #803 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with cree and Cota.

Key facts for corte
PropertyValue
Headwordcorte
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoɾt̪e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#803
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for corte is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoɾt̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #803 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 25 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for corte, with forms such as "ccorte", "coret", and "corrte". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cree", "Cota", "cure", 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 corte, spelled C-O-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de cortar o de cortarse.
  2. 2
    Resultado de cortar o de cortarse.
  3. 3
    Parte filosa de un instrumento.
  4. 4
    Traza o herida dejada por un instrumento cortante.
  5. 5
    Línea por donde se corta algo.
  6. 6
    Pedazo de tela para ser trabajado, generalmente de forma rectangular.
  7. 7
    Trabajo efectuado por el sastre, que consiste en cortar diversas piezas de tela para fabricar una prenda de vestir.
  8. 8
    Dicho de una prenda de vestir, calidad de su hechura.
  9. 9
    En el ejército, oficina en donde se hace la ropa de la tropa.
  10. 10
    Bloqueo o interrupción de una vía.
  11. 11
    Bloqueo o interrupción del paso de ciertos elementos o suministros.
  12. 12
    Bloqueo o interrupción de un proceso o acción.
  13. 13
    En los juegos de cartas, lugar en el que se separa el mazo en dos partes.
  14. 14
    Hablando de una corriente política, religiosa o de opinión, característica que mejor la define.
  15. 15
    En radio y televisión, parte breve de una entrevista, dada a título informativo e ilustrativo.
  16. 16
    Rectángulo de helado servido entre dos galletas.
  17. 17
    Conjunto de entradas que se regalan, que se dan como invitación en las inauguraciones de las obras de teatro.
  18. 18
    Cada uno de los cantos de un libro.
  19. 19
    En algunos deportes, número mínimo de aciertos o logros que debe conseguir el deportista para permanecer en la competición.
  20. 20
    En la presentación de planos y figuras geométricas, dibujo que representa una vista del objeto como si hubiera sido cortado en cierto ángulo.
  21. 21
    En la resolución de desavenencias y disputas, decisión para poner de acuerdo a las partes.
  22. 22
    Trabajo menor o servicio, que recibe una remuneración.
  23. 23
    Acción de cortar la caña de azúcar o podar arbustos, árboles.
  24. 24
    En el tango, ciertas figuras de ese baile.
  25. 25
    Timidez que impide o dificulta hacer algo.

Synonyms

filoheridatajocuñasección

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccorte,coret,corrte,cortte,cotre,crote,ocrte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for corte

Misspelling Variants of "corte"

ccorte6coret5corrte6cortte6cotre5crote5ocrte5
Misspelling Variants of "corte"

Frequency rank: #803 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corte"?
"corte" is spelled C-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoɾt̪e].
What does "corte" mean?
As a noun, "corte" means: Acción de cortar o de cortarse.
What words are commonly confused with "corte"?
"corte" is commonly confused with "cree", "Cota", "cure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corte" is [ˈkoɾt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corte" come from?
"corte" 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.