correrávscorreríaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#29,132
“correrá” frequency rank
#42,916
“correría” frequency rank
72048
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature correrá correría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de correr o de correrse. Hostilidad que hace la gente armada, talando y saqueando un territorio.

Where the eye mixes correrá and correría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. correrá runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against correría's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
correrá
8 ch
correría

Visual trap between correrá and correría

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: correrá is [koreˈɾa] while correría is [koreˈɾia]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

correrá is recorded at frequency rank #29,132, classified as averb, pronounced [koreˈɾa]. correría is at rank #42,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koreˈɾia].

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 72048, this pair ranks #26,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of correrá vs correría

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "correrá": á. Private to "correría": .

"correrá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "correría" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "correrá" and "correría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "correrá" is a verb and "correría" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "correrá" vs "correría" - which ranks higher?
"correrá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,132 in our Spanish list, against #42,916 for "correría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "correrá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "correría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "correrá" and "correría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cornelia vs correría". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #26,197 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