Similar words
educado
educado is the more common, everyday word for "polite, well-mannered"; cortés is slightly more formal, "courteous."
Similar in other languages
French
poli
poli is the French word for the same thing — both mean "polite."
Portuguese
educado
educado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "polite."
Practice
1 What does cortés mean?
polite
2 Fill the gap: Es un hombre muy ___.
Full sentence: Es un hombre muy cortés. (He is a very polite man.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches cortés?
cortés: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.