cortisol
[koɾt̪iˈsol]
The verdict
“cortisol” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,664 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,664
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El principal glucocorticoide segregado tanto por la corteza suprarrenal humana como por la de otros mamíferos y el esteroide más abundante en la sangre periférica
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cortisol |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koɾt̪iˈsol] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #57,664 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cortisol” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cortisol is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,664 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koɾt̪iˈsol]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "El principal glucocorticoide segregado tanto por la corteza suprarrenal humana como por la de otros mamíferos y el esteroide más abundante en la sangre periférica".
Zero misspellings are on record for cortisol in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cortisol, spelled C-O-R-T-I-S-O-L.
Definition
- 1El principal glucocorticoide segregado tanto por la corteza suprarrenal humana como por la de otros mamíferos y el esteroide más abundante en la sangre periférica
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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 “cortisol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-T-I-S-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koɾt̪iˈsol] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.