cortísimo

[koɾˈt̪isimo]

/[koɾˈt̪isimo]/ adj

The verdict

“cortísimo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,400 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,400
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Superlativo de corto: sumamente corto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cortisimo · cortísimo · Spanish

cortísimo · rank #99,400 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,400
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH correspondidos

Nearest frequency peer: correspondidos (-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 “cortísimo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cortísimo
PropertyValue
Headwordcortísimo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[koɾˈt̪isimo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cortísimo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cortísimocae 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: “correspondidos” (#99,399), “correligionario” (#99,397), “crecerían” (#99,403). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cortísimo” va en #99,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cortísimo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,400 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [koɾˈt̪isimo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Superlativo de corto: sumamente corto.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cortísimo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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. The correct Spanish form is cortísimo, spelled C-O-R-T-Í-S-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Superlativo de corto: sumamente corto.

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 "cortísimo"?
"cortísimo" is spelled C-O-R-T-Í-S-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈt̪isimo].
What does "cortísimo" mean?
As an adjective, "cortísimo" means: Superlativo de corto: sumamente corto.
How do you pronounce "cortísimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cortísimo" is [koɾˈt̪isimo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cortísimo" come from?
"cortísimo" 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 "cortísimo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list