Which to use
“abierta” and “abiertos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,711
- “abierta” frequency rank
- #4,133
- “abiertos” frequency rank
- 5844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abierta | abiertos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de abrir. | Voz anticuada, usada por Alfonso X el Sabio en las Partidas. Significa "examinados". |
Where the eye mixes abierta and abiertos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abierta runs 7 letters (VCVVCCV) against abiertos's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abierta with abiertos
A purely visual mix-up. abierta ([aˈβ̞jeɾt̪a]) and abiertos ([aˈβ̞jeɾt̪os]) 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 5844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abierta is recorded at frequency rank #1,711, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞jeɾt̪a]. abiertos is at rank #4,133, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞jeɾt̪os].
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 5844, this pair ranks #312,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abierta vs abiertos
Shared letters: abeirt. Private to "abierta": -. Private to "abiertos": os.
"abierta" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "abiertos" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abierta" and "abiertos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abierta" or "abiertos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abierta" and "abiertos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abierta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abiertos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abierta" and "abiertos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abierta vs Alberta". 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 #312,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.