Which to use
“corrigió” and “corrijo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,528
- “corrigió” frequency rank
- #45,840
- “corrijo” frequency rank
- 80368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corrigió | corrijo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de corregir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de corregir. |
Where the eye mixes corrigió and corrijo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. corrigió runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against corrijo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses corrigió with corrijo
A purely visual mix-up. corrigió ([koriˈxjo]) and corrijo ([koˈrixo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corrigió is recorded at frequency rank #34,528, classified as averb, pronounced [koriˈxjo]. corrijo is at rank #45,840, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈrixo].
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 80368, this pair ranks #11,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of corrigió vs corrijo
Shared letters: cior. Private to "corrigió": gó. Private to "corrijo": j.
"corrigió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "corrijo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- corrijo ← ccorrijo · corijo · corirjo · corrijjo · corrioj · corrjio · crorijo · ocrrijo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corrigió" for "corrijo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "corrigió" or "corrijo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "corrigió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corrijo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corrigió" and "corrijo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrijo 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 #11,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.