Which to use
“corrían” is a verb and “corrida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,081
- “corrían” frequency rank
- #13,214
- “corrida” frequency rank
- 37295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corrían | corrida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de correr o de correrse. | Forma del femenino de corrido, participio de correr o de correrse. |
Where the eye mixes corrían and corrida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: corrían vs corrida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: corrían is [koˈriãn] while corrida is [koˈrið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corrían is recorded at frequency rank #24,081, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈriãn]. corrida is at rank #13,214, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈrið̞a].
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 37295, this pair ranks #176,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corrían vs corrida
Shared letters: acor. Private to "corrían": ní. Private to "corrida": di.
"corrían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "corrida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- corrida ← ccorrida · corida · corirda · corrdia · corriad · corridda · crorida · ocrrida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corrían" for "corrida" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "corrían" or "corrida" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "corrían" and "corrida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "corrían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corrida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corrían" and "corrida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caerían vs corrían". 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 #176,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.