Which to use
“ocurrían” is a verb and “ocurridas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,749
- “ocurrían” frequency rank
- #30,602
- “ocurridas” frequency rank
- 74351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ocurrían | ocurridas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ocurrir. | Forma del femenino plural de ocurrido, participio de ocurrir. |
Where the eye mixes ocurrían and ocurridas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ocurrían runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against ocurridas's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ocurrían with ocurridas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ocurrían is [okuˈriãn] while ocurridas is [okuˈrið̞as]. 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 participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ocurrían is recorded at frequency rank #43,749, classified as averb, pronounced [okuˈriãn]. ocurridas is at rank #30,602, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [okuˈrið̞as].
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 74351, this pair ranks #21,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ocurrían vs ocurridas
Shared letters: acoru. Private to "ocurrían": ní. Private to "ocurridas": dis.
"ocurrían" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "ocurridas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ocurridas ← courridas · occurridas · ocruridas · ocuridas · ocurirdas · ocurrdias · ocurriads · ocurridass
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ocurrían" and "ocurridas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ocurrían" or "ocurridas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ocurrían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ocurridas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ocurrían" and "ocurridas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ocurran vs ocurrían". 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 #21,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.