correr
Spanish, noun/koˈreɾ/
correr is spelled C-O-R-R-E-R (6 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,161st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Correr is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “course, passing (of time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does correr mean in English?
verb
- 1
to run, to jog
- 2
to flow
- 3
to shoo, chase away, drive away
- 4
Mexicoto throw out; to fire; to expel
- 5
to walk away
- 6
to cop out, to shirk
- 7
to elapse (time)
- 8
to go around, spread (rumors)
noun
- 1
masculinecourse, passing (of time)
con el (al) correr de los años (tiempo, reloj)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Desplazarse rápidamente sobre el suelo mediante el movimiento alternado de las piernas o de las patas. 2. Desplazarse rápidamente de cualquier otra forma, un vehículo, cosa o ser. 3. Apresurarse en hacer algo. 4. Tener prisa, estar muy ocupado en una actividad.
verb: 1. Desplazar algo a otro sitio. 2. Mover hacia un lado, soltar o recoger una cortina, para cubrir o para descubrir una ventana. 3. Conducir un vehículo en una carrera. 4. Montar un caballo en una carrera.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of correr
- corro first-person present singular
- corrí first-person preterite singular
- corrido participle past
- corriendo gerund
- corrida feminine participle past
- corridos masculine participle past
- corridas feminine participle past
- corres indicative informal present
- corrés indicative informal present
- corre indicative present singular
- corremos first-person indicative plural
- corréis indicative plural present
- corren indicative plural present
- corría first-person imperfect indicative
- corrías imperfect indicative second-person
- corríamos first-person imperfect indicative
- corríais imperfect indicative plural
- corrían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce correr?
- /koˈreɾ/
- [koˈreɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to correr
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is correr in Spanish?
correr appears 40 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).