Which to use
“abriendo” and “abriéndose” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,944
- “abriendo” frequency rank
- #35,839
- “abriéndose” frequency rank
- 43783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abriendo | abriéndose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de abrir. | Gerundio de abrir, con el pronombre «se» enclítico. |
Where the eye mixes abriendo and abriéndose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abriendo runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against abriéndose's 10 (VCCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abriendo vs abriéndose
A purely visual mix-up. abriendo ([aˈβ̞ɾjẽn̪d̪o]) and abriéndose ([aˈβ̞ɾjẽn̪d̪ose]) 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 43783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abriendo is recorded at frequency rank #7,944, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾjẽn̪d̪o]. abriéndose is at rank #35,839, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾjẽn̪d̪ose].
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 43783, this pair ranks #140,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abriendo vs abriéndose
Shared letters: abdeinor. Private to "abriendo": -. Private to "abriéndose": sé.
"abriendo" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "abriéndose" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abriendo ← abbriendo · abirendo · abreindo · abriedno · abrienddo · abrienndo · abrienod · abrinedo
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "abriendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abriéndose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abriendo" and "abriéndose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abriendo vs abrigado". 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 #140,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.