coravscorteTell them apart

Which to use

“cora” and “corte” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,776
“cora” frequency rank
#803
“corte” frequency rank
19579
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cora corte
Definition Antigua división territorial de la España musulmana. Acción de cortar o de cortarse.

Where the eye mixes cora and corte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cora runs 4 letters (CVCV) against corte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
cora
5 ch
corte

Look-alike desk: cora vs corte

A purely visual mix-up. cora ([ˈkoɾa]) and corte ([ˈkoɾt̪e]) 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 19579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cora is recorded at frequency rank #18,776, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoɾa]. corte is at rank #803, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoɾt̪e].

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 19579, this pair ranks #263,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cora vs corte

Shared letters: cor. Private to "cora": a. Private to "corte": et.

"cora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "corte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coraccora · coar · croa · ocra
  • corteccorte · coret · corrte · cortte · cotre · crote · ocrte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cora" and "corte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoɾa] versus [ˈkoɾt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cora" or "corte"?
"corte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #803 in our Spanish list, against #18,776 for "cora". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #263,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cora" and "corte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cora". 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 #263,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list