Which to use
“correto” and “corrido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,254
- “correto” frequency rank
- #15,296
- “corrido” frequency rank
- 18550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | correto | corrido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que mostra correção | que correu |
Where the eye mixes correto and corrido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses correto with corrido
A purely visual mix-up. correto (/ku.ˈRɛ.tu/) and corrido (/ko.ˈχi.dʊ/, /kʊ.ˈχi.dʊ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
correto is recorded at frequency rank #3,254, classified as anadj, pronounced /ku.ˈRɛ.tu/. corrido is at rank #15,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ko.ˈχi.dʊ/, /kʊ.ˈχi.dʊ/.
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 18550, this pair ranks #52,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of correto vs corrido
Shared letters: cor. Private to "correto": et. Private to "corrido": di.
"correto" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "corrido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "correto" and "corrido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "correto" or "corrido" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "correto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corrido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "correto" and "corrido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrido vs cortiço". 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 #52,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.