cortito
Spanish, adjective/koɾˈtito/
cortito is spelled C-O-R-T-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 41,234th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cortito is a Spanish adjective meaning “dim-witted, slow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of corto. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo del adjetivo corto”.
What does cortito mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diminutive of corto
- 2
colloquialdim-witted, slow
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Diminutivo del adjetivo corto.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cortito
- cortita feminine
- cortitos masculine plural
- cortitas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cortito?
- /koɾˈtito/
- [koɾˈt̪i.t̪o]
- [koɾˈt̪it̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cortito in Spanish?
cortito appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).