Which to use
“ocurrido” and “ocurrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,676
- “ocurrido” frequency rank
- #1,949
- “ocurrió” frequency rank
- 4625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ocurrido | ocurrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de ocurrir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ocurrir. |
Where the eye mixes ocurrido and ocurrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ocurrido runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against ocurrió's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ocurrido vs ocurrió
A purely visual mix-up. ocurrido ([okuˈrið̞o]) and ocurrió ([okuˈrjo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ocurrido is recorded at frequency rank #2,676, classified as averb, pronounced [okuˈrið̞o]. ocurrió is at rank #1,949, tagged as averb, pronounced [okuˈrjo].
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 4625, this pair ranks #315,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ocurrido vs ocurrió
Shared letters: cioru. Private to "ocurrido": d. Private to "ocurrió": ó.
"ocurrido" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "ocurrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ocurrido ← courrido · occurrido · ocrurido · ocurido · ocurirdo · ocurrdio · ocurriddo · ocurriod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ocurrido" for "ocurrió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ocurrido" or "ocurrió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ocurrido" and "ocurrió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ocurrido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ocurrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ocurrido" and "ocurrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ocurrían vs ocurrido". 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 #315,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.