comimosvscorrimosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,607
“comimos” frequency rank
#43,489
“corrimos” frequency rank
65096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comimos corrimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes comimos and corrimos

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

7 ch
comimos
8 ch
corrimos

Why the eye confuses comimos with corrimos

A purely visual mix-up. comimos ([koˈmimos]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comimos is recorded at frequency rank #21,607, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmimos]. 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 65096, this pair ranks #43,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comimos vs corrimos

Shared letters: cimos. Private to "comimos": -. Private to "corrimos": r.

"comimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "corrimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comimosccomimos · cmoimos · coimmos · comimmos · comimoss · comimso · comioms · commimos
  • corrimosccorrimos · corimos · corirmos · corrimmos · corrimoss · corrimso · corrioms · corrmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comimos" for "corrimos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmimos] versus [koˈrimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comimos" or "corrimos" show up more?
"comimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,607 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "comimos" and "corrimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comimos" 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 #43,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comimos" 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 #43,645 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