abrasvsabrilWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: abras is a verb, abril is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“abras” is a verb and “abril” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,075
“abras” frequency rank
#559
“abril” frequency rank
27634
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abras abril
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de abrir o de abrirse. Cuarto mes del año en el calendario gregoriano, entre marzo y mayo. Consta de 30 días.

Where the eye mixes abras and abril

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
abras
5 ch
abril

Look-alike desk: abras vs abril

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abras is [ˈaβ̞ɾas] while abril is [aˈβ̞ɾil]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abras is recorded at frequency rank #27,075, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ɾas]. abril is at rank #559, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾil].

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 27634, this pair ranks #225,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abras vs abril

Shared letters: abr. Private to "abras": s. Private to "abril": il.

"abras" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "abril" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abrasabars · abbras · abrass · abrras · abrsa · arbas
  • abrilabbril · abirl · abrill · abrli · abrril · arbil · baril

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abras" and "abril" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abras" is a verb and "abril" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "abras" vs "abril" - which ranks higher?
"abril" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #559 in our Spanish list, against #27,075 for "abras". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "abras" and "abril" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abril" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #225,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abras" and "abril" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrace vs abras". 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 #225,897 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