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

#47,032
“cooperan” frequency rank
#44,665
“correrán” frequency rank
91697
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cooperan correrán
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cooperar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes cooperan and correrán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cooperan (CVVCVCVC) and correrán (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
cooperan
8 ch
correrán

Visual trap between cooperan and correrán

A purely visual mix-up. cooperan ([kooˈpeɾãn]) and correrán ([koreˈɾãn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cooperan is recorded at frequency rank #47,032, classified as averb, pronounced [kooˈpeɾãn]. correrán is at rank #44,665, tagged as averb, pronounced [koreˈɾãn].

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 91697, this pair ranks #1,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cooperan vs correrán

Shared letters: cenor. Private to "cooperan": ap. Private to "correrán": á.

"cooperan" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "correrán" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cooperan ← ccooperan · cooepran · coopearn · cooperann · cooperna · cooperran · coopperan · cooprean

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cooperan" and "correrán" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kooˈpeɾãn] versus [koreˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cooperan" or "correrán" show up more?
"correrán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,665 in our Spanish list, against #47,032 for "cooperan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cooperan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "correrán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cooperan" and "correrán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comerán vs cooperan". 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 #1,836 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