Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corregidor

/kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: cor-regi-dor
IPA: /kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.

name

An island of the Philippines, administered as part of Cavite City in Cavite.

Etymology

From Spanish corregidor (literally “corrector”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: corregidor

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/

Inflected Forms

corregidors (plural)

Phrases

Corregidor Day

Frequently Paired Words

Corregidor Day corregimiento

Questions

How do you pronounce corregidor?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/.
What does corregidor mean?: The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.
Where does corregidor come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce corregidor

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