recortar

/[rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,194

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

recortar is aSpanishverb. It means: Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito. Pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with recorte and reporta.

Key facts for recortar
PropertyValue
Headwordrecortar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,194
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for recortar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,194 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for recortar, with forms such as "ercortar", "rceortar", and "reccortar". 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, "recorte", "reporta", "recrear", 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 recortar, spelled R-E-C-O-R-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito.
  2. 2
    Cortar el papel, la tela, etc., para obtener una figura o forma deseadas.
  3. 3
    Hacer menor el tamaño, la fuerza o la cantidad de algo, sea material o inmaterial.
  4. 4
    Destacar el perfil de una figura.
  5. 5
    Decir cosas negativas sobre alguien.
  6. 6
    Cortar el pelo o el cabello.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ercortar,rceortar,reccortar,recoratr,recorrtar,recortarr,recortra,recorttar,recotrar,recrotar,reocrtar,rrecortar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for recortar

Misspelling Variants of "recortar"

ercortar8rceortar8reccortar9recoratr8recorrtar9recortarr9recortra8recorttar9
Misspelling Variants of "recortar"

Frequency rank: #16,194 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recortar"?
"recortar" is spelled R-E-C-O-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ].
What does "recortar" mean?
As a verb, "recortar" means: Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito.
What words are commonly confused with "recortar"?
"recortar" is commonly confused with "recorte", "reporta", "recrear". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recortar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recortar" is [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recortar" come from?
"recortar" 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.