cortesano

/[koɾt̪eˈsano]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,230

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

cortesano is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a la corte. Pronounced [koɾt̪eˈsano]. Often confused with cortesanos and coreano.

Key facts for cortesano
PropertyValue
Headwordcortesano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[koɾt̪eˈsano]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,230
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cortesano is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾt̪eˈsano]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,230 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for cortesano, with forms such as "ccortesano", "coretsano", and "corrtesano". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cortesanos", "coreano", "cortesana", 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 cortesano, spelled C-O-R-T-E-S-A-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la corte.
  2. 2
    Que actúa con cortesanía.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccortesano,coretsano,corrtesano,corteasno,cortesanno,cortesaon,cortesnao,cortessano,cortseano,corttesano,cotresano,crotesano,ocrtesano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cortesano

Misspelling Variants of "cortesano"

ccortesano10coretsano9corrtesano10corteasno9cortesanno10cortesaon9cortesnao9cortessano10
Misspelling Variants of "cortesano"

Frequency rank: #45,230 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cortesano"?
"cortesano" is spelled C-O-R-T-E-S-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾt̪eˈsano].
What does "cortesano" mean?
As an adj, "cortesano" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la corte.
What words are commonly confused with "cortesano"?
"cortesano" is commonly confused with "cortesanos", "coreano", "cortesana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cortesano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cortesano" is [koɾt̪eˈsano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cortesano" come from?
"cortesano" 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.