aburra

[aˈβ̞ura]

/[aˈβ̞ura]/ verb

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The verdict

“aburra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,028 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,028
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrir o de aburrirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aburra · aburra · Spanish

aburra · rank #56,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,028
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH absceso

Nearest frequency peer: absceso (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “aburra”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “aburra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aburra
PropertyValue
Headwordaburra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈβ̞ura]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aburra” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).aburracae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “absceso” (#56,027), “abrigada” (#56,026), “acid” (#56,030). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aburra” va en #56,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aburra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,028 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈβ̞ura]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for aburra in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is aburra, spelled A-B-U-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrir o de aburrirse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrir o de aburrirse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de aburrir o del imperativo negativo de aburrirse.
  4. 4
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aburrarse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aburra"?
"aburra" is spelled A-B-U-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞ura].
What does "aburra" mean?
As a verb, "aburra" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrir o de aburrirse.
How do you pronounce "aburra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aburra" is [aˈβ̞ura]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aburra" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aburra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ándale#56,015ahonda#56,044Alario#56,049almost#56,054

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list