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“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.

8 ch
abertura
9 ch
aperturas

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

  • abertura ← abbertura · aberrtura · abertrua · aberttura · abertuar · aberturra · aberutra · abetrura
  • aperturas ← aeprturas · aperrturas · apertruas · apertturas · apertuars · aperturass · aperturras · apertursa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abertura" for "aperturas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa] versus [apeɾˈt̪uɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abertura" vs "aperturas" - which ranks higher?
"abertura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,016 in our Spanish list, against #33,936 for "aperturas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list