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

#29,114
“comería” frequency rank
#12,566
“corría” frequency rank
41680
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comería corría
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de comer o de comerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes comería and corría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. comería runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against corría's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
comería
6 ch
corría

Visual trap between comería and corría

A purely visual mix-up. comería ([komeˈɾia]) and corría ([koˈria]) 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 41680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comería is recorded at frequency rank #29,114, classified as averb, pronounced [komeˈɾia]. corría is at rank #12,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈria].

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 41680, this pair ranks #152,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comería vs corría

Shared letters: acorí. Private to "comería": em. Private to "corría": -.

"comería" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "corría" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comería" for "corría" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([komeˈɾia] versus [koˈria]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comería" vs "corría" - which ranks higher?
"corría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,566 in our Spanish list, against #29,114 for "comería". 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 "comería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comería" and "corría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comería vs competía". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #152,310 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