Which to use
“abrieran” and “abrieron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,097
- “abrieran” frequency rank
- #8,460
- “abrieron” frequency rank
- 53557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrieran | abrieron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de abrir o de abrirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse. |
Where the eye mixes abrieran and abrieron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abrieran and abrieron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abrieran and abrieron
A purely visual mix-up. abrieran ([aˈβ̞ɾjeɾãn]) and abrieron ([aˈβ̞ɾjeɾõn]) 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 a single letter - a in “abrieran” becomes o in “abrieron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrieran is recorded at frequency rank #45,097, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾjeɾãn]. abrieron is at rank #8,460, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾjeɾõn].
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 53557, this pair ranks #87,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abrieran vs abrieron
Shared letters: abeinr. Private to "abrieran": -. Private to "abrieron": o.
"abrieran" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "abrieron" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abrieran" and "abrieron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abrieran" or "abrieron"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrieran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abrieron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrieran" and "abrieron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrieran vs aprietan". 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 #87,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.