cortijo
[koɾˈt̪ixo]
The verdict
“cortijo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,007
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Casa de labor, comunmente perteneciente a una gran finca, (latifundio), donde viven los trabajadores de ésta y se almacenas las cosechas. Suelen estar construidos alrededor de un gran patio central...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cortijo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koɾˈt̪ixo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,007 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cortijo” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around cortijo (IPA [koɾˈt̪ixo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,007 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Casa de labor, comunmente perteneciente a una gran finca, (latifundio), donde viven los trabajadores de ésta y se almacenas las cosechas. Suelen estar construidos alrededor de un gran patio central...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cortijo, with forms such as "ccortijo", "coritjo", and "corrtijo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "corto", "cotejo", "Cortina", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cortijo, spelled C-O-R-T-I-J-O.
Definition
- 1Casa de labor, comunmente perteneciente a una gran finca, (latifundio), donde viven los trabajadores de ésta y se almacenas las cosechas. Suelen estar construidos alrededor de un gran patio central, estando diferenciadas la vivienda de los dueños o encargados, las de los trabajadores y los almacenes.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccortijo
- coritjo
- corrtijo
- cortijjo
- cortioj
- cortjio
- corttijo
- cotrijo
- crotijo
- ocrtijo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cortijo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “cortijo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-T-I-J-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koɾˈt̪ixo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “corto” - see the side-by-side comparison. cortijo vs corto
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.