cocidasvscorridasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,189
“cocidas” frequency rank
#15,578
“corridas” frequency rank
55767
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cocidas corridas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de cocido, participio de cocer. Forma del femenino plural de corrido, participio de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes cocidas and corridas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cocidas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against corridas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
cocidas
8 ch
corridas

Visual trap between cocidas and corridas

A purely visual mix-up. cocidas ([koˈsið̞as]) and corridas ([koˈrið̞as]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cocidas is recorded at frequency rank #40,189, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈsið̞as]. corridas is at rank #15,578, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈrið̞as].

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 55767, this pair ranks #77,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cocidas vs corridas

Shared letters: acdios. Private to "cocidas": -. Private to "corridas": r.

"cocidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "corridas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cocidasccocidas · ccoidas · coccidas · cocdias · cociads · cocidass · cociddas · cocidsa
  • corridasccorridas · coridas · corirdas · corrdias · corriads · corridass · corriddas · corridsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cocidas" for "corridas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈsið̞as] versus [koˈrið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cocidas" or "corridas" show up more?
"corridas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,578 in our Spanish list, against #40,189 for "cocidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cocidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corridas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cocidas" and "corridas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocidas vs cogidos". 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 #77,434 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