abrirvsabriríaWhich spelling fits?

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

#1,464
“abrir” frequency rank
#30,726
“abriría” frequency rank
32190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abrir abriría
Definition Remover la tapa o la cubierta de algo, haciéndolo visible. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de abrir o de abrirse.

Where the eye mixes abrir and abriría

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

5 ch
abrir
7 ch
abriría

Visual trap between abrir and abriría

A purely visual mix-up. abrir ([aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]) and abriría ([aβ̞ɾiˈɾia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “abrir” sits inside “abriría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abrir is recorded at frequency rank #1,464, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]. abriría is at rank #30,726, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ɾiˈɾia].

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 32190, this pair ranks #203,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abrir vs abriría

Shared letters: abir. Private to "abrir": -. Private to "abriría": í.

"abrir" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "abriría" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abrir ← abbrir · abirr · abrirr · abrri · abrrir · arbir · avrir · barir

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abrir" and "abriría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ɾiɾ] versus [aβ̞ɾiˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abrir" or "abriría"?
"abrir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,464 in our Spanish list, against #30,726 for "abriría". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abrir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abriría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #203,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abrir" and "abriría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abriría vs aburría". 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 #203,284 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