Which to use
“corrida” and “corridas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,214
- “corrida” frequency rank
- #15,578
- “corridas” frequency rank
- 28792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corrida | corridas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de corrido, participio de correr o de correrse. | Forma del femenino plural de corrido, participio de correr o de correrse. |
Where the eye mixes corrida and corridas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses corrida with corridas
A purely visual mix-up. corrida ([koˈrið̞a]) and corridas ([koˈrið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “corrida” sits inside “corridas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corrida is recorded at frequency rank #13,214, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈrið̞a]. corridas is at rank #15,578, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈrið̞as].
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 28792, this pair ranks #220,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corrida vs corridas
Shared letters: acdior. Private to "corrida": -. Private to "corridas": s.
"corrida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "corridas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corrida" and "corridas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "corrida" or "corridas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "corrida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corridas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corrida" and "corridas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corridas vs corrimos". 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 #220,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.