cortito

/[koɾˈt̪it̪o]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,272

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

cortito is anSpanishadj. It means: Diminutivo del adjetivo corto. Pronounced [koɾˈt̪it̪o]. Often confused with corto and curtido.

Key facts for cortito
PropertyValue
Headwordcortito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[koɾˈt̪it̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,272
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cortito is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koɾˈt̪it̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,272 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Diminutivo del adjetivo corto.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for cortito, with forms such as "ccortito", "coritto", and "corrtito". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "corto", "curtido", "coito", and more, 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 cortito, spelled C-O-R-T-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo del adjetivo corto.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccortito,coritto,corrtito,cortiot,cortitto,corttio,corttito,cotrito,crotito,ocrtito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cortito

Misspelling Variants of "cortito"

ccortito8coritto7corrtito8cortiot7cortitto8corttio7corttito8cotrito7
Misspelling Variants of "cortito"

Frequency rank: #41,272 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cortito"?
"cortito" is spelled C-O-R-T-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈt̪it̪o].
What does "cortito" mean?
As an adj, "cortito" means: Diminutivo del adjetivo corto.
What words are commonly confused with "cortito"?
"cortito" is commonly confused with "corto", "curtido", "coito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cortito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cortito" is [koɾˈt̪it̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cortito" come from?
"cortito" 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.