correctavscorreráConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#2,703
“correcta” frequency rank
#29,132
“correrá” frequency rank
31835
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature correcta correrá
Definition Forma del femenino de correcto. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes correcta and correrá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

8 ch
correcta
7 ch
correrá

Visual trap between correcta and correrá

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: correcta is [koˈrekt̪a] while correrá is [koreˈɾa]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

correcta is recorded at frequency rank #2,703, classified as anadj, pronounced [koˈrekt̪a]. 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 31835, this pair ranks #205,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of correcta vs correrá

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "correcta": at. Private to "correrá": á.

"correcta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "correrá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • correctaccorrecta · corecta · corercta · corrceta · correcat · correccta · correctta · corretca

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "correcta" for "correrá" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "correcta" is an adjective and "correrá" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "correcta" or "correrá" show up more?
"correcta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,703 in our Spanish list, against #29,132 for "correrá". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "correcta" 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 #205,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "correcta" 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 #205,070 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