corrívscorzoWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#23,006
“corrí” frequency rank
#34,968
“corzo” frequency rank
57974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corrí corzo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de correr o de correrse. (Capreolus capreolus, lit. "cabrito cabrito") Miembro de la familia Cérvidos (Cervidae), mucho más pequeña que los ciervos y cuya cabeza se parece un poco a las cabras.

Where the eye mixes corrí and corzo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
corrí
5 ch
corzo

Look-alike desk: corrí vs corzo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: corrí is [koˈri] while corzo is [ˈkoɾso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corrí is recorded at frequency rank #23,006, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈri]. corzo is at rank #34,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoɾso].

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 57974, this pair ranks #68,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of corrí vs corzo

Shared letters: cor. Private to "corrí": í. Private to "corzo": z.

"corrí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "corzo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corzoccorzo · coroz · corrzo · corzzo · cozro · crozo · ocrzo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "corrí" and "corzo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "corrí" is a verb and "corzo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "corrí" vs "corzo" - which ranks higher?
"corrí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,006 in our Spanish list, against #34,968 for "corzo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "corrí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corzo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corrí" and "corzo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codazo vs corzo". 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 #68,280 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