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“abriera” and “abrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,284
“abriera” frequency rank
#1,464
“abrir” frequency rank
27748
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abriera abrir
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de abrir o de abrirse. Remover la tapa o la cubierta de algo, haciéndolo visible.

Where the eye mixes abriera and abrir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abriera runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against abrir's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
abriera
5 ch
abrir

Visual trap between abriera and abrir

A purely visual mix-up. abriera ([aˈβ̞ɾjeɾa]) and abrir ([aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]) 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 27748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abriera is recorded at frequency rank #26,284, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾjeɾa]. abrir is at rank #1,464, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ].

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 27748, this pair ranks #225,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abriera vs abrir

Shared letters: abir. Private to "abriera": e. Private to "abrir": -.

"abriera" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV  ·  "abrir" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abriera ← abbriera · abirera · abreira · abriear · abrierra · abrirea · abrriera · arbiera
  • abrir ← abbrir · abirr · abrirr · abrri · abrrir · arbir · avrir · barir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abriera" for "abrir" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ɾjeɾa] versus [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abriera" vs "abrir" - which ranks higher?
"abrir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,464 in our Spanish list, against #26,284 for "abriera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "abriera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #225,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abriera" and "abrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abriera vs atraerá". 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 #225,338 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