Which to use
“abrir” and “abrirla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,464
- “abrir” frequency rank
- #31,175
- “abrirla” frequency rank
- 32639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrir | abrirla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remover la tapa o la cubierta de algo, haciéndolo visible. | .Verbo en tercera persona del singular del pretérito perfecto simple del indicativo del verbo abrir.Hecho por pere henares |
Where the eye mixes abrir and abrirla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abrir runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against abrirla's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abrir with abrirla
A purely visual mix-up. abrir ([aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “abrir” sits inside “abrirla”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32639, 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]. 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 32639, this pair ranks #200,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abrir vs abrirla
Shared letters: abir. Private to "abrir": -. Private to "abrirla": l.
"abrir" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "abrirla" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abrir" and "abrirla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abrir" or "abrirla" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abrir" and "abrirla" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrir" 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 #200,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrir" 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 #200,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.