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Which to use

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

#38,610
“corrigen” frequency rank
#34,528
“corrigió” frequency rank
73138
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes corrigen and corrigió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
corrigen
8 ch
corrigió

Why the eye confuses corrigen with corrigió

A purely visual mix-up. corrigen ([koˈrixẽn]) and corrigió ([koriˈxjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corrigen is recorded at frequency rank #38,610, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈrixẽn]. corrigió is at rank #34,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [koriˈxjo].

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 73138, this pair ranks #23,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of corrigen vs corrigió

Shared letters: cgior. Private to "corrigen": en. Private to "corrigió": ó.

"corrigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "corrigió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corrigenccorrigen · corigen · corirgen · corrgien · corriegn · corrigenn · corriggen · corrigne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "corrigen" and "corrigió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈrixẽn] versus [koriˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "corrigen" vs "corrigió" - which ranks higher?
"corrigió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,528 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "corrigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corrigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corrigen" and "corrigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrigió vs corrijo". 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 #23,919 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