cortejar

[koɾt̪eˈxaɾ]

/[koɾt̪eˈxaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“cortejar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,241 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,241
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Procurar el amor de otro, tradicionalmente de una mujer, con el fin de crear una relación de pareja.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cortejar · cortejar · Spanish

cortejar · rank #65,241 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,241
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH coronando

Nearest frequency peer: coronando (-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 “cortejar”

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 “cortejar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cortejar
PropertyValue
Headwordcortejar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koɾt̪eˈxaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,241
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cortejar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cortejarcae 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: “coronando” (#65,240), “copié” (#65,237), “contestaría” (#65,236). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cortejar” va en #65,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cortejar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,241 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [koɾt̪eˈxaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for cortejar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cortejar, spelled C-O-R-T-E-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Procurar el amor de otro, tradicionalmente de una mujer, con el fin de crear una relación de pareja.
  2. 2
    Buscar el favor de alguien, haciendo lo que pida o le agrade.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "cortejar"?
"cortejar" is spelled C-O-R-T-E-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾt̪eˈxaɾ].
What does "cortejar" mean?
As a verb, "cortejar" means: Procurar el amor de otro, tradicionalmente de una mujer, con el fin de crear una relación de pareja.
How do you pronounce "cortejar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cortejar" is [koɾt̪eˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cortejar" come from?
"cortejar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list