concurrenvsconcurrióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#39,123
“concurren” frequency rank
#38,590
“concurrió” frequency rank
77713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concurren concurrió
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concurrir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de concurrir.

Where the eye mixes concurren and concurrió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concurren (CVCCVCCVC) and concurrió (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
concurren
9 ch
concurrió

Visual trap between concurren and concurrió

A purely visual mix-up. concurren ([kõŋˈkurẽn]) and concurrió ([kõŋkuˈrjo]) 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 77713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concurren is recorded at frequency rank #39,123, classified as averb, pronounced [kõŋˈkurẽn]. concurrió is at rank #38,590, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõŋkuˈrjo].

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 77713, this pair ranks #15,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of concurren vs concurrió

Shared letters: cnoru. Private to "concurren": e. Private to "concurrió": ió.

"concurren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "concurrió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concurren ← cconcurren · cnocurren · cocnurren · conccurren · concruren · concuren · concurern · concurrenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concurren" and "concurrió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõŋˈkurẽn] versus [kõŋkuˈrjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concurren" or "concurrió"?
"concurrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,590 in our Spanish list, against #39,123 for "concurren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concurren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concurrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concurren" and "concurrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concurren vs concurrente". 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 #15,561 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