Which to use
“cerremos” and “corremos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,452
- “cerremos” frequency rank
- #27,545
- “corremos” frequency rank
- 70997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerremos | corremos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de cerrar o de cerrarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de correr o de correrse. |
Where the eye mixes cerremos and corremos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cerremos and corremos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cerremos with corremos
A purely visual mix-up. cerremos ([seˈremos]) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “cerremos” becomes o in “corremos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerremos is recorded at frequency rank #43,452, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈremos]. 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 70997, this pair ranks #28,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cerremos vs corremos
Shared letters: cemors. Private to "cerremos": -. Private to "corremos": -.
"cerremos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "corremos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cerremos" and "corremos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cerremos" or "corremos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cerremos" 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 #28,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerremos" and "corremos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerremos vs corrimos". 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 #28,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.