# Aber vs abrir

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Aber
*name · IPA [aˈβ̞eɾ] · frequency rank #45,096*
Apellido.

### abrir
*verb · IPA [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ] · frequency rank #1,464*
Remover la tapa o la cubierta de algo, haciéndolo visible.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/aber-vs-abrir