Which to use
“aburre” and “aburren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,134
- “aburre” frequency rank
- #31,609
- “aburren” frequency rank
- 49743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburre | aburren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrarse. |
Where the eye mixes aburre and aburren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aburre runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against aburren's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aburre and aburren
A purely visual mix-up. aburre ([aˈβ̞ure]) and aburren ([aˈβ̞urẽn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “aburre” sits inside “aburren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aburre is recorded at frequency rank #18,134, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ure]. aburren is at rank #31,609, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞urẽn].
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 49743, this pair ranks #107,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aburre vs aburren
Shared letters: aberu. Private to "aburre": -. Private to "aburren": n.
"aburre" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aburren" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aburre" for "aburren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aburre" vs "aburren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aburren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburre" and "aburren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburren vs aburrí". 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 #107,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.