cerremosvscorrimosConfusable pair

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

#43,452
“cerremos” frequency rank
#43,489
“corrimos” frequency rank
86941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cerremos corrimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de cerrar o de cerrarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes cerremos and corrimos

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

8 ch
cerremos
8 ch
corrimos

Why the eye confuses cerremos with corrimos

A purely visual mix-up. cerremos ([seˈremos]) and corrimos ([koˈrimos]) 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 86941, 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]. corrimos is at rank #43,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈrimos].

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 86941, this pair ranks #4,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cerremos vs corrimos

Shared letters: cmors. Private to "cerremos": e. Private to "corrimos": i.

"cerremos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "corrimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cerremosccerremos · cerermos · cerremmos · cerremoss · cerremso · cerreoms · cerrmeos · creremos
  • corrimosccorrimos · corimos · corirmos · corrimmos · corrimoss · corrimso · corrioms · corrmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cerremos" and "corrimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([seˈremos] versus [koˈrimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cerremos" vs "corrimos" - which ranks higher?
"cerremos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,452 in our Spanish list, against #43,489 for "corrimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "cerremos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corrimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cerremos" and "corrimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogimos 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 #4,895 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