corteja

[koɾˈt̪exa]

/[koɾˈt̪exa]/ verb

The verdict

“corteja” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,779 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,779
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cortejar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-corteja · corteja · Spanish

corteja · rank #91,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,779
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cortarán

Nearest frequency peer: cortarán (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “corteja”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “corteja” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corteja
PropertyValue
Headwordcorteja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koɾˈt̪exa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “corteja” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cortejacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cortarán” (#91,778), “cortitos” (#91,780), “corrimientos” (#91,777). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “corteja” va en #91,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corteja is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,779 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [koɾˈt̪exa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for corteja, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is corteja, spelled C-O-R-T-E-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cortejar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de cortejar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corteja"?
"corteja" is spelled C-O-R-T-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈt̪exa].
What does "corteja" mean?
As a verb, "corteja" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cortejar.
How do you pronounce "corteja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corteja" is [koɾˈt̪exa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corteja" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corteja", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list