Which to use
“coartada” and “cortada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,945
- “coartada” frequency rank
- #12,788
- “cortada” frequency rank
- 47733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coartada | cortada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Constancia o argumento que explica la ausencia de un sospechoso en el paraje en que se cometió el delito, al mismo tiempo y hora en que se supone haberse cometido. | Acción o efecto de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the eye mixes coartada and cortada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coartada runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against cortada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coartada and cortada
A purely visual mix-up. coartada ([koaɾˈt̪að̞a]) and cortada ([koɾˈt̪að̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coartada is recorded at frequency rank #34,945, classified as anoun, pronounced [koaɾˈt̪að̞a]. cortada is at rank #12,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47733, this pair ranks #118,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coartada vs cortada
Shared letters: acdort. Private to "coartada": -. Private to "cortada": -.
"coartada" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "cortada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coartada" and "cortada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coartada" or "cortada"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coartada" and "cortada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coartada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coartada" and "cortada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carnada vs coartada". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #118,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.