corduravscorreráWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: cordura is a noun, correrá is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cordura” is a noun and “correrá” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,063
“cordura” frequency rank
#29,132
“correrá” frequency rank
45195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cordura correrá
Definition Prudencia, juicio, buen sentido. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes cordura and correrá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cordura and correrá follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
cordura
7 ch
correrá

Visual trap between cordura and correrá

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cordura is [koɾˈð̞uɾa] while correrá is [koreˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cordura is recorded at frequency rank #16,063, classified as anoun, pronounced [koɾˈð̞uɾa]. correrá is at rank #29,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [koreˈɾa].

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 45195, this pair ranks #132,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cordura vs correrá

Shared letters: cor. Private to "cordura": adu. Private to "correrá": .

"cordura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "correrá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corduraccordura · codrura · corddura · cordrua · corduar · cordurra · corrdura · corudra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cordura" for "correrá" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cordura" is a noun and "correrá" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "cordura" vs "correrá" - which ranks higher?
"cordura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,063 in our Spanish list, against #29,132 for "correrá". 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 "cordura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "correrá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #132,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cordura" and "correrá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chorrera vs correrá". 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 #132,844 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