corta

noun

The verdict

“corta” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,545
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de cortar

Corpus desk

Index PT-corta · corta · Portuguese

corta · rank #4,545 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,545
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH country

Nearest frequency peer: country (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “corta”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “corta” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

corta vs cria
60% similar
corta vs cura
60% similar
corta vs cota
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for corta
PropertyValue
Headwordcorta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,545
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “corta”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cortacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “country” (#4,546), “decorrer” (#4,547), “comunicado” (#4,539). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “corta” fica em #4,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around corta, anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,545 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for corta, with forms such as "ccorta", "corat", and "corrta". 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", "cota", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is corta, spelled C-O-R-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de cortar
  2. 2
    aquele animal que acostuma roer a base das plantas cultivadas, inseto, grilo, saltão grade, lesma, rato
  3. 3
    rego secundário menor que deriva a água do rego principal para o terreno

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how corta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Anda na corta dos pinheiros.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorta
  • corat
  • corrta
  • cortta
  • cotra
  • crota
  • ocrta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccorta1corat2corrta1cortta1cotra2crota2ocrta2
Edit distance from "corta"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corta"?
"corta" is spelled C-O-R-T-A.
What does "corta" mean?
As a noun, "corta" means: ato de cortar
What words are commonly confused with "corta"?
"corta" is commonly confused with "cria", "cura", "cota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "corta" come from?
"corta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list