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“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.

8 ch
abrieran
8 ch
abrieron

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

  • abrieran ← abbrieran · abireran · abreiran · abriearn · abrierann · abrierna · abrierran · abrirean
  • abrieron ← abbrieron · abireron · abreiron · abrieorn · abrierno · abrieronn · abrierron · abrireon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abrieran" and "abrieron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ɾjeɾãn] versus [aˈβ̞ɾjeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abrieran" or "abrieron"?
"abrieron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,460 in our Spanish list, against #45,097 for "abrieran". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list