cortiço

noun

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The verdict

“cortiço” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,920
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - colmeia feita num cilindro de cortiça, ou casca de árvore

Corpus desk

Index PT-cortico · cortiço · Portuguese

cortiço · rank #41,920 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,920
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cordialidade

Nearest frequency peer: cordialidade (-3 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 “cortiço”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cortiço” 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).

cortiço vs crítico
57% similar
cortiço vs cósmico
43% similar
cortiço vs contigo
71% similar

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

Key facts for cortiço
PropertyValue
Headwordcortiço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,920
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cortiço”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cortiçocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cordialidade” (#41,917), “cravar” (#41,924), “conversation” (#41,914). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cortiço” fica em #41,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cortiço, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,920 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cortiço, with forms such as "ccortiço", "coritço", and "corrtiço". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "crítico", "cósmico", "contigo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cortiço, spelled C-O-R-T-I-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    colmeia feita num cilindro de cortiça, ou casca de árvore
  2. 2
    grande casa onde moram diversas famílias pobres

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Solteiro, mora em dois cômodos de um cortiço com Peta, sua cadela vira-lata, que dorme no sofá e o acompanha nas andanças.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccortiço
  • coritço
  • corrtiço
  • cortioç
  • corttiço
  • cortçio
  • cotriço
  • crotiço
  • ocrtiço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cortiço - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccortiço1coritço2corrtiço1cortioç2corttiço1cortçio2cotriço2crotiço2
Edit distance from "cortiço"

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 "cortiço"?
"cortiço" is spelled C-O-R-T-I-Ç-O.
What does "cortiço" mean?
As a noun, "cortiço" means: colmeia feita num cilindro de cortiça, ou casca de árvore
What words are commonly confused with "cortiço"?
"cortiço" is commonly confused with "crítico", "cósmico", "contigo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cortiço" come from?
"cortiço" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

colosso#41,897driving#41,964Ecuador#41,969caiaque#41,868

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

cravar9 variantscolcha9 variantsfebril9 variantsarranhão9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list