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

#43,489
“corrimos” frequency rank
#8,499
“corrió” frequency rank
51988
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corrimos corrió
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de correr o de correrse. 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 corrimos and corrió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

8 ch
corrimos
6 ch
corrió

Look-alike desk: corrimos vs corrió

A purely visual mix-up. corrimos ([koˈrimos]) 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 51988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corrimos is recorded at frequency rank #43,489, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈrimos]. 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 51988, this pair ranks #94,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of corrimos vs corrió

Shared letters: cior. Private to "corrimos": ms. Private to "corrió": ó.

"corrimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "corrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corrimosccorrimos · corimos · corirmos · corrimmos · corrimoss · corrimso · corrioms · corrmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "corrimos" and "corrió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈrimos] versus [koˈrjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "corrimos" vs "corrió" - which ranks higher?
"corrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,499 in our Spanish list, against #43,489 for "corrimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "corrimos" and "corrió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "corrimos" 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 #94,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corrimos" and "corrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogimos 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 #94,999 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