Which to use
“cortaba” and “cortarla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,567
- “cortaba” frequency rank
- #49,542
- “cortarla” frequency rank
- 79109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cortaba | cortarla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cortar o de cortarse. | Desistir. |
Where the eye mixes cortaba and cortarla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cortaba runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cortarla's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cortaba with cortarla
A purely visual mix-up. cortaba ([koɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) and cortarla ([koɾˈt̪aɾla]) 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 79109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cortaba is recorded at frequency rank #29,567, classified as averb, pronounced [koɾˈt̪aβ̞a]. cortarla is at rank #49,542, tagged as averb, pronounced [koɾˈt̪aɾla].
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 79109, this pair ranks #13,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cortaba vs cortarla
Shared letters: acort. Private to "cortaba": b. Private to "cortarla": l.
"cortaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cortarla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cortaba" for "cortarla" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cortaba" vs "cortarla" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cortaba" and "cortarla" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cortaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortarla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cortaba" and "cortarla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortaba vs cursaba". 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 #13,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.