cortico
[koɾˈt̪iko]
The verdict
“cortico” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diminutivo del adjetivo corto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cortico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [koɾˈt̪iko] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cortico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cortico is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾˈt̪iko]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Diminutivo del adjetivo corto.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cortico, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cortico, spelled C-O-R-T-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo del adjetivo corto.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cortico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-T-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koɾˈt̪iko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.