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

#19,512
“ocurrida” frequency rank
#30,602
“ocurridas” frequency rank
50114
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ocurrida ocurridas
Definition Forma del femenino de ocurrido, participio de ocurrir. Forma del femenino plural de ocurrido, participio de ocurrir.

Where the eye mixes ocurrida and ocurridas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ocurrida runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against ocurridas's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
ocurrida
9 ch
ocurridas

Visual trap between ocurrida and ocurridas

A purely visual mix-up. ocurrida ([okuˈrið̞a]) and ocurridas ([okuˈrið̞as]) 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) - “ocurrida” sits inside “ocurridas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ocurrida is recorded at frequency rank #19,512, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [okuˈrið̞a]. 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 50114, this pair ranks #105,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ocurrida vs ocurridas

Shared letters: acdioru. Private to "ocurrida": -. Private to "ocurridas": s.

"ocurrida" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "ocurridas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ocurrida ← courrida · occurrida · ocrurida · ocurida · ocurirda · ocurrdia · ocurriad · ocurridda
  • ocurridas ← courridas · occurridas · ocruridas · ocuridas · ocurirdas · ocurrdias · ocurriads · ocurridass

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ocurrida" and "ocurridas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([okuˈrið̞a] versus [okuˈrið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ocurrida" vs "ocurridas" - which ranks higher?
"ocurrida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,512 in our Spanish list, against #30,602 for "ocurridas". 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 "ocurrida" and "ocurridas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ocurrida" 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 #105,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ocurrida" and "ocurridas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ocurrían vs ocurridas". 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 #105,004 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