corto

/[ˈkoɾt̪o]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,567

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

corto is anSpanishadj. It means: Pequeño, especialmente en cuanto a la longitud, duración o extensión, pero también en cuanto a otra dimensión en comparación con otros de su clase o género. Pronounced [ˈkoɾt̪o]. It ranks #1,567 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with creo and Cota.

Key facts for corto
PropertyValue
Headwordcorto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈkoɾt̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,567
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for corto is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoɾt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,567 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for corto, with forms such as "ccorto", "corot", and "corrto". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "creo", "Cota", "coso", 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 corto, spelled C-O-R-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pequeño, especialmente en cuanto a la longitud, duración o extensión, pero también en cuanto a otra dimensión en comparación con otros de su clase o género.
  2. 2
    Que en su trayectoria no alcanza el objetivo deseado.
  3. 3
    Falto de iniciativa, de inteligencia o de ánimo.
  4. 4
    Escaso o defectuoso: que le queda faltando.
  5. 5
    Tímido, encogido: que no se atreve a actuar o expresarse con confianza.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccorto,corot,corrto,cortto,cotro,croto,ocrto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for corto

Misspelling Variants of "corto"

ccorto6corot5corrto6cortto6cotro5croto5ocrto5
Misspelling Variants of "corto"

Frequency rank: #1,567 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corto"?
"corto" is spelled C-O-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoɾt̪o].
What does "corto" mean?
As an adj, "corto" means: Pequeño, especialmente en cuanto a la longitud, duración o extensión, pero también en cuanto a otra dimensión en comparación con otros de su clase o género.
What words are commonly confused with "corto"?
"corto" is commonly confused with "creo", "Cota", "coso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corto" is [ˈkoɾt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corto" come from?
"corto" 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.