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Which to use

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

#29,132
“correrá” frequency rank
#12,566
“corría” frequency rank
41698
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature correrá corría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de correr o de correrse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes correrá and corría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. correrá runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against corría's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
correrá
6 ch
corría

Visual trap between correrá and corría

A purely visual mix-up. correrá ([koreˈɾa]) and corría ([koˈria]) 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 41698, 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]. corría is at rank #12,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈria].

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 41698, this pair ranks #152,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of correrá vs corría

Shared letters: cor. Private to "correrá": . Private to "corría": .

"correrá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "corría" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "correrá" for "corría" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koreˈɾa] versus [koˈria]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "correrá" or "corría" show up more?
"corría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,566 in our Spanish list, against #29,132 for "correrá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "correrá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "correrá" and "corría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chorrera vs correrá". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #152,227 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