aberturasvsaperturaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“aberturas” and “apertura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,454
“aberturas” frequency rank
#2,329
“apertura” frequency rank
31783
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aberturas apertura
Definition Forma del plural de abertura. Abertura; acción de abrir.

Where the eye mixes aberturas and apertura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aberturas runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against apertura's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
aberturas
8 ch
apertura

Visual trap between aberturas and apertura

A purely visual mix-up. aberturas ([aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾas]) and apertura ([apeɾˈt̪uɾa]) 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 31783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aberturas is recorded at frequency rank #29,454, classified as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾas]. apertura is at rank #2,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced [apeɾˈt̪uɾa].

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 31783, this pair ranks #205,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aberturas vs apertura

Shared letters: aertu. Private to "aberturas": bs. Private to "apertura": p.

"aberturas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "apertura" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aberturas ← abberturas · aberrturas · abertruas · abertturas · abertuars · aberturass · aberturras · abertursa
  • apertura ← aeprtura · aperrtura · apertrua · aperttura · apertuar · aperturra · aperutra · apetrura

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aberturas" and "apertura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾas] versus [apeɾˈt̪uɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aberturas" or "apertura"?
"apertura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,329 in our Spanish list, against #29,454 for "aberturas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aberturas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apertura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #205,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aberturas" and "apertura" 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 #205,340 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