cerramosvscorremosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“cerramos” and “corremos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,630
“cerramos” frequency rank
#27,545
“corremos” frequency rank
45175
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cerramos corremos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes cerramos and corremos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cerramos and corremos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
cerramos
8 ch
corremos

Why the eye confuses cerramos with corremos

A purely visual mix-up. cerramos ([seˈramos]) and corremos ([koˈremos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cerramos is recorded at frequency rank #17,630, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈramos]. corremos is at rank #27,545, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈremos].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 45175, this pair ranks #132,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cerramos vs corremos

Shared letters: cemors. Private to "cerramos": a. Private to "corremos": -.

"cerramos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "corremos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cerramos ← ccerramos · cerarmos · cerrammos · cerramoss · cerramso · cerraoms · cerrmaos · creramos
  • corremos ← ccorremos · coremos · corermos · corremmos · corremoss · corremso · correoms · corrmeos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cerramos" for "corremos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([seˈramos] versus [koˈremos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cerramos" or "corremos" show up more?
"cerramos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,630 in our Spanish list, against #27,545 for "corremos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "cerramos" and "corremos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cerramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corremos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #132,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cerramos" and "corremos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contemos vs corremos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #132,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list