Which to use
“ocurridos” is a participle and “ocurrió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,524
- “ocurridos” frequency rank
- #1,949
- “ocurrió” frequency rank
- 15473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ocurridos | ocurrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ocurrido, 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 ocurridos and ocurrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ocurridos runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against ocurrió's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ocurridos vs ocurrió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ocurridos is [okuˈrið̞os] while ocurrió is [okuˈrjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ocurridos is recorded at frequency rank #13,524, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [okuˈrið̞os]. 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 15473, this pair ranks #280,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ocurridos vs ocurrió
Shared letters: cioru. Private to "ocurridos": ds. Private to "ocurrió": ó.
"ocurridos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "ocurrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ocurridos ← courridos · occurridos · ocruridos · ocuridos · ocurirdos · ocurrdios · ocurriddos · ocurridoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ocurridos" for "ocurrió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ocurridos" or "ocurrió"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ocurridos" 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 #280,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ocurridos" and "ocurrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ocurrían vs ocurrió". 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 #280,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.