Which to use
“abertura” and “aperturas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,016
- “abertura” frequency rank
- #33,936
- “aperturas” frequency rank
- 52952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abertura | aperturas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de abrir o abrise. | Forma del plural de apertura. |
Where the eye mixes abertura and aperturas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abertura runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against aperturas's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abertura vs aperturas
A purely visual mix-up. abertura ([aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa]) and aperturas ([apeɾˈt̪uɾas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abertura is recorded at frequency rank #19,016, classified as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa]. aperturas is at rank #33,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced [apeɾˈt̪uɾas].
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 52952, this pair ranks #90,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abertura vs aperturas
Shared letters: aertu. Private to "abertura": b. Private to "aperturas": ps.
"abertura" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aperturas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abertura" for "aperturas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abertura" vs "aperturas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abertura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aperturas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abertura" and "aperturas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aberturas vs aperturas". 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 #90,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.