cortejo

/[koɾˈt̪exo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,677

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cortejo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Ritual por el que el macho trata de conseguir el favor sexual de una hembra. Pronounced [koɾˈt̪exo]. Often confused with corto and Cortés.

Key facts for cortejo
PropertyValue
Headwordcortejo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koɾˈt̪exo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,677
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cortejo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾˈt̪exo]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,677 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cortejo, with forms such as "ccortejo", "coretjo", and "corrtejo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "corto", "Cortés", "corten", 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 cortejo, spelled C-O-R-T-E-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ritual por el que el macho trata de conseguir el favor sexual de una hembra.
  2. 2
    Juego de seducción entre dos personas con la intención de conseguir realizar el acto sexual.
  3. 3
    Personas que forman el acompañamiento en una ceremonia.
  4. 4
    Persona que tiene relaciones amorosas con otra, y especialmente si éstas son ilícitas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccortejo,coretjo,corrtejo,cortejjo,corteoj,cortjeo,corttejo,cotrejo,crotejo,ocrtejo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cortejo

Misspelling Variants of "cortejo"

ccortejo8coretjo7corrtejo8cortejjo8corteoj7cortjeo7corttejo8cotrejo7
Misspelling Variants of "cortejo"

Frequency rank: #19,677 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cortejo"?
"cortejo" is spelled C-O-R-T-E-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈt̪exo].
What does "cortejo" mean?
As a noun, "cortejo" means: Ritual por el que el macho trata de conseguir el favor sexual de una hembra.
What words are commonly confused with "cortejo"?
"cortejo" is commonly confused with "corto", "Cortés", "corten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cortejo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cortejo" is [koɾˈt̪exo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cortejo" come from?
"cortejo" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.