Corvalán

[koɾβ̞aˈlãn]

/[koɾβ̞aˈlãn]/ name

The verdict

“Corvalán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,443 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,443
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido

Corpus desk

Index ES-corvalan · Corvalán · Spanish

Corvalán · rank #68,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,443
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH correctivos

Nearest frequency peer: correctivos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Corvalán”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Corvalán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Corvalán
PropertyValue
HeadwordCorvalán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[koɾβ̞aˈlãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Corvalán” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Corvaláncae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “correctivos” (#68,442), “cosmonauta” (#68,444), “corramos” (#68,441). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Corvalán” va en #68,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Corvalán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,443 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [koɾβ̞aˈlãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Corvalán, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Corvalán, spelled C-O-R-V-A-L-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Corvalán"?
"Corvalán" is spelled C-O-R-V-A-L-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾβ̞aˈlãn].
What does "Corvalán" mean?
As a proper noun, "Corvalán" means: Apellido
How do you pronounce "Corvalán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Corvalán" is [koɾβ̞aˈlãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Corvalán" come from?
"Corvalán" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Corvalán", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list