Which to use
“concurrió” and “concurrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,590
- “concurrió” frequency rank
- #23,722
- “concurrir” frequency rank
- 62312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concurrió | concurrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de concurrir. | Hacerse presente algo o alguien en un lugar y tiempo en que otros también lo hacen. |
Where the eye mixes concurrió and concurrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concurrió (CVCCVCCVV) and concurrir (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between concurrió and concurrir
A purely visual mix-up. concurrió ([kõŋkuˈrjo]) and concurrir ([kõŋkuˈriɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “concurrió” becomes r in “concurrir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concurrió is recorded at frequency rank #38,590, classified as averb, pronounced [kõŋkuˈrjo]. concurrir is at rank #23,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõŋkuˈriɾ].
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 62312, this pair ranks #52,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concurrió vs concurrir
Shared letters: cinoru. Private to "concurrió": ó. Private to "concurrir": -.
"concurrió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "concurrir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concurrir ← cconcurrir · cnocurrir · cocnurrir · conccurrir · concrurir · concurir · concurirr · concurrirr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concurrió" for "concurrir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concurrió" or "concurrir"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concurrió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concurrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concurrió" and "concurrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concurre vs concurrió". 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 #52,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.