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Which to use

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

#25,198
“correspondido” frequency rank
#27,546
“correspondió” frequency rank
52744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature correspondido correspondió
Definition Participio de corresponder o de corresponderse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de corresponder o de corresponderse.

Where the eye mixes correspondido and correspondió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. correspondido runs 13 letters (CVCCVCCVCCVCV) against correspondió's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
correspondido
12 ch
correspondió

Why the eye confuses correspondido with correspondió

A purely visual mix-up. correspondido ([korespõn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and correspondió ([korespõn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 52744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

correspondido is recorded at frequency rank #25,198, classified as averb, pronounced [korespõn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. correspondió is at rank #27,546, tagged as averb, pronounced [korespõn̪ˈd̪jo].

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 52744, this pair ranks #91,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of correspondido vs correspondió

Shared letters: cdeinoprs. Private to "correspondido": -. Private to "correspondió": ó.

"correspondido" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVCV  ·  "correspondió" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • correspondido ← ccorrespondido · corerspondido · corespondido · correpsondido · corresopndido · correspnodido · correspodnido · corresponddido

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "correspondido" and "correspondió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([korespõn̪ˈd̪ið̞o] versus [korespõn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "correspondido" vs "correspondió" - which ranks higher?
"correspondido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,198 in our Spanish list, against #27,546 for "correspondió". 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 "correspondido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "correspondió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "correspondido" and "correspondió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "correspondido vs correspondiendo". 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 #91,229 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