Which to use
“abría” and “abrirla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,426
- “abría” frequency rank
- #31,175
- “abrirla” frequency rank
- 49601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abría | abrirla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse. | .Verbo en tercera persona del singular del pretérito perfecto simple del indicativo del verbo abrir.Hecho por pere henares |
Where the eye mixes abría and abrirla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abría runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against abrirla's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abría vs abrirla
A purely visual mix-up. abría ([aˈβ̞ɾia]) and abrirla ([aˈβ̞ɾiɾla]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abría is recorded at frequency rank #18,426, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾia]. abrirla is at rank #31,175, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾiɾla].
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 49601, this pair ranks #107,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abría vs abrirla
Shared letters: abr. Private to "abría": í. Private to "abrirla": il.
"abría" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "abrirla" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abrirla ← abbrirla · abirrla · abrilra · abriral · abrirlla · abrirrla · abrrila · abrrirla
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abría" for "abrirla" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abría" vs "abrirla" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abrirla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abría" and "abrirla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrirla vs Arriola". 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 #107,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.