cortocircuito
[koɾt̪osiɾˈkwit̪o]
The verdict
“cortocircuito” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,611
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Circuito eléctrico que se forma accidentalmente caracterizado por la repentina conexión con baja resistencia de dos conductores con gran diferencia de potencial entre ellos. Puede producir tanto ca...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cortocircuito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koɾt̪osiɾˈkwit̪o] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #38,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cortocircuito” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around cortocircuito (IPA [koɾt̪osiɾˈkwit̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,611 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Circuito eléctrico que se forma accidentalmente caracterizado por la repentina conexión con baja resistencia de dos conductores con gran diferencia de potencial entre ellos. Puede producir tanto ca...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for cortocircuito, with forms such as "ccortocircuito", "corotcircuito", and "corrtocircuito". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cortocircuito, spelled C-O-R-T-O-C-I-R-C-U-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Circuito eléctrico que se forma accidentalmente caracterizado por la repentina conexión con baja resistencia de dos conductores con gran diferencia de potencial entre ellos. Puede producir tanto calor como para provocar un incendio o para fundir el circuito.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccortocircuito
- corotcircuito
- corrtocircuito
- cortcoircuito
- cortoccircuito
- cortocicruito
- cortocirccuito
- cortocirciuto
- cortocircuiot
- cortocircuitto
- cortocircutio
- cortocirrcuito
- cortocirucito
- cortocricuito
- cortoicrcuito
- cortosircuito
- corttocircuito
- cotrocircuito
- crotocircuito
- ocrtocircuito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cortocircuito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “cortocircuito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-T-O-C-I-R-C-U-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koɾt̪osiɾˈkwit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.