CoránvscorríConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#18,494
“Corán” frequency rank
#23,006
“corrí” frequency rank
41500
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Corán corrí
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. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes Corán and corrí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Corán (CVCVC) and corrí (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Corán
5 ch
corrí

Visual trap between Corán and corrí

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Corán is [koˈɾãn] while corrí is [koˈri]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41500, 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]. corrí is at rank #23,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈri].

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 41500, this pair ranks #153,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Corán vs corrí

Shared letters: cor. Private to "Corán": . Private to "corrí": í.

"Corán" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "corrí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Corán" for "corrí" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Corán" is a name and "corrí" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Corán" vs "corrí" - which ranks higher?
"Corán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,494 in our Spanish list, against #23,006 for "corrí". 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 "Corán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corrí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #153,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Corán" and "corrí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrí vs corrijo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #153,297 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