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Which to use

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

#27,545
“corremos” frequency rank
#43,489
“corrimos” frequency rank
71034
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corremos corrimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de correr o de correrse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes corremos and corrimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. corremos and corrimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
corremos
8 ch
corrimos

Visual trap between corremos and corrimos

A purely visual mix-up. corremos ([koˈremos]) and corrimos ([koˈrimos]) 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 a single letter - e in “corremos” becomes i in “corrimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corremos is recorded at frequency rank #27,545, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈremos]. corrimos is at rank #43,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈrimos].

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 71034, this pair ranks #28,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of corremos vs corrimos

Shared letters: cmors. Private to "corremos": e. Private to "corrimos": i.

"corremos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "corrimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corremosccorremos · coremos · corermos · corremmos · corremoss · corremso · correoms · corrmeos
  • corrimosccorrimos · corimos · corirmos · corrimmos · corrimoss · corrimso · corrioms · corrmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "corremos" for "corrimos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈremos] versus [koˈrimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "corremos" or "corrimos"?
"corremos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,545 in our Spanish list, against #43,489 for "corrimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "corremos" and "corrimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "corremos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corrimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corremos" and "corrimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogimos vs corrimos". 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 #28,369 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