Which to use
“cornisa” is a noun and “corría” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,566
- “cornisa” frequency rank
- #12,566
- “corría” frequency rank
- 42132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornisa | corría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte superior y sobresaliente de un entablamento de un pedestal, edificio o habitación. También se utiliza para señalar los pisos o plantas por el exterior de los muros. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de correr o de correrse. |
Where the eye mixes cornisa and corría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cornisa vs corría
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cornisa is [koɾˈnisa] while corría is [koˈria]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cornisa is recorded at frequency rank #29,566, classified as anoun, pronounced [koɾˈnisa]. corría is at rank #12,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈria].
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 42132, this pair ranks #149,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cornisa vs corría
Shared letters: acor. Private to "cornisa": ins. Private to "corría": í.
"cornisa" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "corría" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cornisa ← ccornisa · conrisa · corinsa · cornias · cornissa · cornnisa · cornsia · corrnisa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cornisa" for "corría" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cornisa" or "corría" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cornisa" and "corría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cornisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornisa" and "corría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cónica vs cornisa". 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 #149,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.