Which to use
“comidas” and “corridas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,810
- “comidas” frequency rank
- #15,578
- “corridas” frequency rank
- 21388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comidas | corridas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de comido, participio de comer. | Forma del femenino plural de corrido, participio de correr o de correrse. |
Where the eye mixes comidas and corridas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comidas and corridas
A purely visual mix-up. comidas ([koˈmið̞as]) 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 21388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comidas is recorded at frequency rank #5,810, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈmið̞as]. 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 21388, this pair ranks #255,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comidas vs corridas
Shared letters: acdios. Private to "comidas": m. Private to "corridas": r.
"comidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "corridas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comidas" and "corridas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comidas" or "corridas" show up more?
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 "comidas" 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 #255,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comidas" and "corridas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corridas 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 #255,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.