Which to use
“cursan” is a verb and “cursi” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,926
- “cursan” frequency rank
- #21,627
- “cursi” frequency rank
- 64553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cursan | cursi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cursar. | Que pretende elegancia, distinción o refinamiento sin poseerlo verdaderamente, resultando ridículo. |
Where the eye mixes cursan and cursi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cursan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against cursi's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cursan vs cursi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cursan is [ˈkuɾsãn] while cursi is [ˈkuɾsi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cursan is recorded at frequency rank #42,926, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkuɾsãn]. cursi is at rank #21,627, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkuɾsi].
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 64553, this pair ranks #45,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cursan vs cursi
Shared letters: crsu. Private to "cursan": an. Private to "cursi": i.
"cursan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cursi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cursan" and "cursi" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cursan" or "cursi"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cursan" and "cursi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cursan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cursi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cursan" and "cursi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cursaba vs cursan". 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 #45,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.