run
/ɹʌn/
The verdict
“run” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,221) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #15,221
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Correr.
Corpus desk
Index ES-run · run · Spanish
run · rank #15,221 · 0 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,221
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH ritos
Nearest frequency peer: ritos (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “run”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rifle
rifle
84,782 corpus weight
- ritos
ritos
84,781 corpus weight
- run
run
84,780 corpus weight
- salada
salada
84,779 corpus weight
- sangrienta
sangrienta
84,778 corpus weight
- saudí
saudí
84,777 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “run” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | run |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹʌn/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #15,221 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “run” en la frecuencia del español
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for run is neighbouring look-alikes ("Rx", "Rus", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /ɹʌn/. Frequency #15,221 among 4,151 “R” headwords. 10 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for run, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rx", "Rus", "Rut", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is run, spelled R-U-N.
Definition
- 1Correr.
- 2Mover.
- 3Funcionar, estar en marcha.
- 4Dirigir.
- 5Circular, pasar.
- 6Durar, estar vigente.
- 7Conducir, tener.
- 8Deslavar, correrse, desteñirse.
- 9Llevar, conducir.
- 10Volverse.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
What to do next
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- "run" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Rx". View pair
- Usage frequency rank #15,221 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.