copiovscorrióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#24,080
“copio” frequency rank
#8,499
“corrió” frequency rank
32579
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature copio corrió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de copiar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes copio and corrió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. copio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against corrió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
copio
6 ch
corrió

Why the eye confuses copio with corrió

A purely visual mix-up. copio ([ˈkopjo]) and corrió ([koˈrjo]) 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 32579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

copio is recorded at frequency rank #24,080, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkopjo]. corrió is at rank #8,499, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈrjo].

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 32579, this pair ranks #201,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of copio vs corrió

Shared letters: cio. Private to "copio": p. Private to "corrió": .

"copio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "corrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • copioccopio · coipo · copoi · coppio · cpoio · ocpio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "copio" for "corrió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkopjo] versus [koˈrjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "copio" or "corrió"?
"corrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,499 in our Spanish list, against #24,080 for "copio". 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 "copio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #201,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "copio" and "corrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs copio". 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 #201,250 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