Which to use
“cortado” is an adjective and “cortados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,360
- “cortado” frequency rank
- #21,955
- “cortados” frequency rank
- 30315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cortado | cortados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de la persona de carácter tímido y retraído. | Forma del plural de cortado, participio de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cortado and cortados apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cortado is [koɾˈt̪að̞o] while cortados is [koɾˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cortado” sits inside “cortados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cortado is recorded at frequency rank #8,360, classified as anadj, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞o]. cortados is at rank #21,955, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞os].
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 30315, this pair ranks #212,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cortado vs cortados
Shared letters: acdort. Private to "cortado": -. Private to "cortados": s.
"cortado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cortados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cortado" and "cortados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cortado" or "cortados"?
Remembering cortado vs cortados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cortado”; for a participle, it's “cortados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cortado” entry
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