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cortez

/kɔɹtˈɛz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
cortez
IPA
/kɔɹtˈɛz/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish Cortez, variant of Cortés.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cortezs (plural) Cortezes (plural)

Derived Forms

AOC

Phrases

Cortez sea chub Sea of Cortez

Frequently Paired Words

Cort Corte Cortes

Rhymes With

says pres suarez marquez fez valdez vasquez mendez baez cortes inez valdes

Questions

How do you pronounce cortez?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɔɹtˈɛz/.
What does cortez mean?
A surname from Spanish.
Where does cortez come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce cortez

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