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

#26,284
“abriera” frequency rank
#31,175
“abrirla” frequency rank
57459
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abriera abrirla
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo 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 abriera and abrirla

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abriera (VCCVVCV) and abrirla (VCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
abriera
7 ch
abrirla

Visual trap between abriera and abrirla

A purely visual mix-up. abriera ([aˈβ̞ɾjeɾa]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57459, 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]. 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 57459, this pair ranks #70,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abriera vs abrirla

Shared letters: abir. Private to "abriera": e. Private to "abrirla": l.

"abriera" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV  ·  "abrirla" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abrieraabbriera · abirera · abreira · abriear · abrierra · abrirea · abrriera · arbiera
  • abrirlaabbrirla · abirrla · abrilra · abriral · abrirlla · abrirrla · abrrila · abrrirla

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abriera" for "abrirla" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ɾjeɾa] versus [aˈβ̞ɾiɾla]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abriera" or "abrirla"?
"abriera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,284 in our Spanish list, against #31,175 for "abrirla". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "abriera" 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 #70,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abriera" 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 #70,433 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