corregir

/[koreˈxiɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,504

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

corregir is aSpanishverb. It means: Modificar o reprocesar algo para que este bien, para que cumpla con especificaciones o reglas. Pronounced [koreˈxiɾ]. It ranks #6,504 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with correr and corrigió.

Key facts for corregir
PropertyValue
Headwordcorregir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koreˈxiɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,504
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of corregir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for corregir is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koreˈxiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,504 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for corregir, with forms such as "ccorregir", "coregir", and "corergir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "correr", "corrigió", "correría", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is corregir, spelled C-O-R-R-E-G-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Modificar o reprocesar algo para que este bien, para que cumpla con especificaciones o reglas.
  2. 2
    Someter una persona a diversas acciones para modificar su comportamiento y que este cumpla con normas o patrones aceptados socialmente.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccorregir,coregir,corergir,correggir,corregirr,corregri,correigr,corrgeir,croregir,ocrregir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for corregir

Misspelling Variants of "corregir"

ccorregir9coregir7corergir8correggir9corregirr9corregri8correigr8corrgeir8
Misspelling Variants of "corregir"

Frequency rank: #6,504 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corregir"?
"corregir" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koreˈxiɾ].
What does "corregir" mean?
As a verb, "corregir" means: Modificar o reprocesar algo para que este bien, para que cumpla con especificaciones o reglas.
What words are commonly confused with "corregir"?
"corregir" is commonly confused with "correr", "corrigió", "correría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corregir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corregir" is [koreˈxiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corregir" come from?
"corregir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.