corrigióvscorrióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,528
“corrigió” frequency rank
#8,499
“corrió” frequency rank
43027
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corrigió corrió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de corregir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes corrigió and corrió

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

8 ch
corrigió
6 ch
corrió

Look-alike desk: corrigió vs corrió

A purely visual mix-up. corrigió ([koriˈxjo]) and corrió ([koˈrjo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43027, 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]. corrió is at rank #8,499, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈrjo].

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 43027, this pair ranks #144,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of corrigió vs corrió

Shared letters: cioró. Private to "corrigió": g. Private to "corrió": -.

"corrigió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "corrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "corrigió" and "corrió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koriˈxjo] versus [koˈrjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "corrigió" or "corrió" show up more?
"corrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,499 in our Spanish list, against #34,528 for "corrigió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "corrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #144,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corrigió" and "corrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrigió vs corrijo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #144,943 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