corte
Spanish, noun
corte is spelled C-O-R-T-E (5 letters) and appears 110 times per million words in written Spanish, the 803rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corte is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cut (the act of cutting)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of cortar. With an accent, corté is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of cortar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de cortar o de cortarse”.
What does corte mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecut (the act of cutting)
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masculinecut (the result of cutting)
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masculinecut (an opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound)
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masculinehaircut
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colloquialmasculineembarrassment
Me da corte hacerlo.
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masculinestyle or type
Hay varios cortes de mediocampista. Necesitamos un mediocampista de corte defensivo, un jugador con un corte parecido al del ghanés Thomas Partey.
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masculinecross section
noun
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femininecourt (the hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of cortar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de cortar o de cortarse. 2. Resultado de cortar o de cortarse. 3. Parte filosa de un instrumento. 4. Traza o herida dejada por un instrumento cortante.
noun: 1. Población en la que residía el rey, y desde la que reinaba. 2. Séquito del rey formado por su familia y los cortesanos que le rodean. 3. Por extension, séquito de cualquier personalidad o personaje famoso. 4. Tribunal, recinto en el que los jueces ejercen su labor de justicia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of corte
- cortes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to corte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corte in Spanish?
corte appears 110 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).