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

#27,545
“corremos” frequency rank
#25,581
“cortamos” frequency rank
53126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corremos cortamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de correr o de correrse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cortar o de cortarse.

Where the eye mixes corremos and cortamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. corremos and cortamos 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
cortamos

Look-alike desk: corremos vs cortamos

A purely visual mix-up. corremos ([koˈremos]) and cortamos ([koɾˈt̪amos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53126, 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]. cortamos is at rank #25,581, tagged as averb, pronounced [koɾˈt̪amos].

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 53126, this pair ranks #89,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of corremos vs cortamos

Shared letters: cmors. Private to "corremos": e. Private to "cortamos": at.

"corremos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "cortamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corremosccorremos · coremos · corermos · corremmos · corremoss · corremso · correoms · corrmeos
  • cortamosccortamos · coratmos · corrtamos · cortammos · cortamoss · cortamso · cortaoms · cortmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "corremos" for "cortamos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈremos] versus [koɾˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "corremos" vs "cortamos" - which ranks higher?
"cortamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,581 in our Spanish list, against #27,545 for "corremos". 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 "cortamos" 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 "cortamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #89,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corremos" and "cortamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contemos vs corremos". 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 #89,394 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