Which to use
“corrobora” and “corroborar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,917
- “corrobora” frequency rank
- #23,734
- “corroborar” frequency rank
- 66651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corrobora | corroborar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de corroborar. | Dar nuevas fuerzas a la razón, al argumento o a la opinión, con nuevos raciocinios o datos. |
Where the eye mixes corrobora and corroborar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses corrobora with corroborar
A purely visual mix-up. corrobora ([koroˈβ̞oɾa]) and corroborar ([koroβ̞oˈɾaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “corrobora” sits inside “corroborar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corrobora is recorded at frequency rank #42,917, classified as averb, pronounced [koroˈβ̞oɾa]. corroborar is at rank #23,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [koroβ̞oˈɾaɾ].
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 66651, this pair ranks #39,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of corrobora vs corroborar
Shared letters: abcor. Private to "corrobora": -. Private to "corroborar": -.
"corrobora" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "corroborar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corrobora ← ccorrobora · corobora · cororbora · corrboora · corrobbora · corroboar · corrobroa · corroobra
- corroborar ← ccorroborar · coroborar · cororborar · corrboorar · corrobborar · corroboarr · corroborarr · corroborra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corrobora" for "corroborar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "corrobora" vs "corroborar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "corrobora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corroborar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corrobora" and "corroborar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corredora vs corrobora". 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 #39,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.