recortar

[rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]

/[rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“recortar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,194. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,194
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito.

Corpus desk

Index ES-recortar · recortar · Spanish

recortar · rank #16,194 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,194
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH recomendamos

Nearest frequency peer: recomendamos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “recortar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “recortar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

recortar vs recorte
75% similar
recortar vs reporta
75% similar
recortar vs recrear
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “recortar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).recortarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “recomendamos” (#16,193), “recupere” (#16,195), “recogidas” (#16,192). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “recortar” va en #16,194. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around recortar (IPA [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,194 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for recortar, with forms such as "ercortar", "rceortar", and "reccortar". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "recorte", "reporta", "recrear", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 recortar, spelled R-E-C-O-R-T-A-R.

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

acortardisminuirreducir

This word in other languages

cut(English)découper(Français)recortar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercortar
  • rceortar
  • reccortar
  • recoratr
  • recorrtar
  • recortarr
  • recortra
  • recorttar
  • recotrar
  • recrotar
  • reocrtar
  • rrecortar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recortar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ercortar2rceortar2reccortar1recoratr2recorrtar1recortarr1recortra2recorttar1
Edit distance from "recortar"

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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

recupere#16,195recibían#16,191regulado#16,197renovada#16,198

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

porvenir12 variantspenetrar12 variantsseveras12 variantsopcional12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list