Which to use
“abría” and “abro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,426
- “abría” frequency rank
- #12,509
- “abro” frequency rank
- 30935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abría | abro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse. |
Where the eye mixes abría and abro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abría vs abro
A purely visual mix-up. abría ([aˈβ̞ɾia]) and abro ([ˈaβ̞ɾo]) 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 30935, 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]. abro is at rank #12,509, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ɾo].
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 30935, this pair ranks #209,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abría vs abro
Shared letters: abr. Private to "abría": í. Private to "abro": o.
"abría" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "abro" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abro ← abbro · abor · arbo · avro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abría" for "abro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abría" vs "abro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abría" and "abro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abría" and "abro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abría vs ardía". 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 #209,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.