abriránvsabrirseTell them apart

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

#26,680
“abrirán” frequency rank
#13,175
“abrirse” frequency rank
39855
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abrirán abrirse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse. Abrir (uso pronominal de ...)

Where the eye mixes abrirán and abrirse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abrirán (VCCVCVC) and abrirse (VCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
abrirán
7 ch
abrirse

Look-alike desk: abrirán vs abrirse

A purely visual mix-up. abrirán ([aβ̞ɾiˈɾãn]) and abrirse ([aˈβ̞ɾiɾse]) 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 39855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abrirán is recorded at frequency rank #26,680, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ɾiˈɾãn]. abrirse is at rank #13,175, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾiɾse].

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 39855, this pair ranks #162,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abrirán vs abrirse

Shared letters: abir. Private to "abrirán": ná. Private to "abrirse": es.

"abrirán" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "abrirse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abrirse ← abbrirse · abirrse · abrirce · abrires · abrirrse · abrirsse · abrisre · abrrirse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abrirán" and "abrirse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞ɾiˈɾãn] versus [aˈβ̞ɾiɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abrirán" or "abrirse"?
"abrirse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,175 in our Spanish list, against #26,680 for "abrirán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abrirán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abrirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #162,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abrirán" and "abrirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrieran vs abrirán". 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 #162,301 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