Which to use
“cortados” is a participle and “cortas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,955
- “cortados” frequency rank
- #6,046
- “cortas” frequency rank
- 28001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cortados | cortas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cortado, participio de cortar o de cortarse. | Forma del femenino plural de corto. |
Where the eye mixes cortados and cortas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cortados runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against cortas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cortados with cortas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cortados is [koɾˈt̪að̞os] while cortas is [ˈkoɾt̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cortados is recorded at frequency rank #21,955, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞os]. cortas is at rank #6,046, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoɾt̪as].
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 28001, this pair ranks #224,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cortados vs cortas
Shared letters: acorst. Private to "cortados": d. Private to "cortas": -.
"cortados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cortas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cortados" and "cortas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cortados" vs "cortas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cortados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cortados" and "cortas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortador vs cortados". 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 #224,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.