correvscourtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: corre is a verb, court is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“corre” is a verb and “court” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,037
“corre” frequency rank
#27,550
“court” frequency rank
30587
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corre court
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de correr o de correrse. Corto.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set corre and court apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
corre
5 ch
court

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: corre is [ˈkore] while court is [ˈkowɾt̪]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corre is recorded at frequency rank #3,037, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkore]. court is at rank #27,550, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkowɾt̪].

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 30587, this pair ranks #211,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of corre vs court

Shared letters: cor. Private to "corre": e. Private to "court": tu.

"corre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "court" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • correccorre · core · crore · ocrre
  • courtccourt · corut · courrt · courtt · coutr · cuort · ocurt

Frequency comparison

corre#3,037
court#27,550

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "corre" and "court" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "corre" is a verb and "court" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "corre" or "court"?
"corre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,037 in our Spanish list, against #27,550 for "court". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering corre vs court

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “corre”; for an adjective, it's “court”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “corre” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list