corda
/ˈkɔɾ.dɐ/
The verdict
“corda” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,178 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,178
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cabo de fios vegetais unidos e torcidos uns sobre os outros
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corda |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔɾ.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,178 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “corda” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for corda is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɔɾ.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,178 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for corda, with forms such as "ccorda", "codra", and "corad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cria", "cura", "coro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is corda, spelled C-O-R-D-A.
Definition
- 1cabo de fios vegetais unidos e torcidos uns sobre os outros
- 2fio de tripa, de seda, de náilon ou de aço, esticado sobre a caixa de ressonância de um instrumento de cordas
- 3lâmina de aço que aciona o maquinismo dos relógios e doutros instrumentos
- 4segmento de reta que une o bordo de ataque ao bordo de fuga de uma asa de avião
- 5segmento de reta determinado por dois pontos em uma curva ou superfície curva
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccorda,codra,corad,cordda,corrda,croda,ocrda
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corda - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “corda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-R-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɔɾ.dɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cria” - see the side-by-side comparison. corda vs cria
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.