aburrirse

[aβ̞uˈriɾse]

/[aβ̞uˈriɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“aburrirse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,650 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,650
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentir aburrimiento, tedio, cansancio o fastidio de algo o de alguien. Perder el interés, la atracción o la atención.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aburrirse · aburrirse · Spanish

aburrirse · rank #52,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,650
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acabaré

Nearest frequency peer: acabaré (+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 “aburrirse”

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 “aburrirse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aburrirse
PropertyValue
Headwordaburrirse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞uˈriɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aburrirse” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).aburrirsecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “acabaré” (#52,651), “absuelve” (#52,648), “aclaramos” (#52,652). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aburrirse” va en #52,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aburrirse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,650 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aβ̞uˈriɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for aburrirse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is aburrirse, spelled A-B-U-R-R-I-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentir aburrimiento, tedio, cansancio o fastidio de algo o de alguien. Perder el interés, la atracción o la atención.
  2. 2
    Llegar a un estado de ánimo en que no hay interés, estímulo, diversión o entusiasmo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how aburrirse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rimbaud detestaba la tiranía materna y se fugaba frecuentemente, pero siempre volvía al redil en Charleville, donde se aburría mortalmente, como describió en su poema «A la música».

Synonyms

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 "aburrirse"?
"aburrirse" is spelled A-B-U-R-R-I-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞uˈriɾse].
What does "aburrirse" mean?
As a verb, "aburrirse" means: Sentir aburrimiento, tedio, cansancio o fastidio de algo o de alguien. Perder el interés, la atracción o la atención.
How do you pronounce "aburrirse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aburrirse" is [aβ̞uˈriɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aburrirse" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list