corregidovscorrigióConfusable pair

Which to use

“corregido” and “corrigió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,492
“corregido” frequency rank
#34,528
“corrigió” frequency rank
53020
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corregido corrigió
Definition Participio de corregir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de corregir.

Where the eye mixes corregido and corrigió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. corregido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against corrigió's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
corregido
8 ch
corrigió

Look-alike desk: corregido vs corrigió

A purely visual mix-up. corregido ([koreˈxið̞o]) and corrigió ([koriˈxjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corregido is recorded at frequency rank #18,492, classified as averb, pronounced [koreˈxið̞o]. corrigió is at rank #34,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [koriˈxjo].

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 53020, this pair ranks #89,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of corregido vs corrigió

Shared letters: cgior. Private to "corregido": de. Private to "corrigió": ó.

"corregido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "corrigió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corregido ← ccorregido · coregido · corergido · corregdio · correggido · corregiddo · corregiod · correigdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "corregido" for "corrigió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koreˈxið̞o] versus [koriˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "corregido" or "corrigió"?
"corregido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,492 in our Spanish list, against #34,528 for "corrigió". 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 "corregido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corrigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #89,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corregido" and "corrigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrigió vs corrijo". 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 #89,919 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