Which to use
“abriendo” and “aburriendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,944
- “abriendo” frequency rank
- #44,521
- “aburriendo” frequency rank
- 52465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abriendo | aburriendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de abrir. | Gerundio de aburrir. |
Where the eye mixes abriendo and aburriendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abriendo runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against aburriendo's 10 (VCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abriendo vs aburriendo
A purely visual mix-up. abriendo ([aˈβ̞ɾjẽn̪d̪o]) and aburriendo ([aβ̞uˈrjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 52465, 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]. aburriendo is at rank #44,521, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrjẽn̪d̪o].
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 52465, this pair ranks #92,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abriendo vs aburriendo
Shared letters: abdeinor. Private to "abriendo": -. Private to "aburriendo": u.
"abriendo" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "aburriendo" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abriendo ← abbriendo · abirendo · abreindo · abriedno · abrienddo · abrienndo · abrienod · abrinedo
- aburriendo ← abburriendo · abruriendo · aburiendo · aburirendo · aburreindo · aburriedno · aburrienddo · aburrienndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abriendo" and "aburriendo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abriendo" or "aburriendo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abriendo" and "aburriendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abriendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aburriendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abriendo" and "aburriendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburriendo vs arriendo". 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 #92,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.