CoránvscorazónWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Corán is a name, corazón is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Corán” is a name and “corazón” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,494
“Corán” frequency rank
#531
“corazón” frequency rank
19025
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Corán corazón
Definition Libro sagrado del islam, del que la tradición afirma que fue dictado por Alá (Dios) a Mahoma por mediación del arcángel Gabriel, dividido en 114 suras y estas a su vez en aleyas. Órgano de los animales que se ocupa de bombear la sangre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Corán and corazón apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Corán
7 ch
corazón

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Corán is [koˈɾãn] while corazón is [koɾaˈsõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Corán is recorded at frequency rank #18,494, classified as aname, pronounced [koˈɾãn]. corazón is at rank #531, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koɾaˈsõn].

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 19025, this pair ranks #265,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Corán vs corazón

Shared letters: cnor. Private to "Corán": á. Private to "corazón": azó.

"Corán" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "corazón" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

Corán#18,494
corazón#531

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Corán" and "corazón" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Corán" is a name and "corazón" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Corán" or "corazón"?
"corazón" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #531 in our Spanish list, against #18,494 for "Corán". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Corán vs corazón

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Corán”; for a noun, it's “corazón”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Corán” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list