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Which to use

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

#20,941
“corrige” frequency rank
#38,610
“corrigen” frequency rank
59551
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corrige corrigen
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de corregir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de corregir.

Where the eye mixes corrige and corrigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
corrige
8 ch
corrigen

Why the eye confuses corrige with corrigen

A purely visual mix-up. corrige ([koˈrixe]) and corrigen ([koˈrixẽn]) 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) - “corrige” sits inside “corrigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corrige is recorded at frequency rank #20,941, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈrixe]. corrigen is at rank #38,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈrixẽn].

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 59551, this pair ranks #62,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of corrige vs corrigen

Shared letters: cegior. Private to "corrige": -. Private to "corrigen": n.

"corrige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "corrigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corrigeccorrige · corige · corirge · corrgie · corrieg · corrigge · crorige · ocrrige
  • corrigenccorrigen · corigen · corirgen · corrgien · corriegn · corrigenn · corriggen · corrigne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "corrige" for "corrigen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈrixe] versus [koˈrixẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "corrige" or "corrigen"?
"corrige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,941 in our Spanish list, against #38,610 for "corrigen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "corrige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corrigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corrige" and "corrigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrigen vs corrigió". 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 #62,184 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