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

#43,489
“corrimos” frequency rank
#25,581
“cortamos” frequency rank
69070
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corrimos cortamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de correr o de correrse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cortar o de cortarse.

Where the eye mixes corrimos and cortamos

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

8 ch
corrimos
8 ch
cortamos

Look-alike desk: corrimos vs cortamos

A purely visual mix-up. corrimos ([koˈrimos]) and cortamos ([koɾˈt̪amos]) 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 69070, 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]. cortamos is at rank #25,581, tagged as averb, pronounced [koɾˈt̪amos].

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 69070, this pair ranks #32,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of corrimos vs cortamos

Shared letters: cmors. Private to "corrimos": i. Private to "cortamos": at.

"corrimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "cortamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corrimosccorrimos · corimos · corirmos · corrimmos · corrimoss · corrimso · corrioms · corrmios
  • cortamosccortamos · coratmos · corrtamos · cortammos · cortamoss · cortamso · cortaoms · cortmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "corrimos" and "cortamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈrimos] versus [koɾˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "corrimos" or "cortamos" show up more?
"cortamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,581 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.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "corrimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cortamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corrimos" and "cortamos" 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 #32,915 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