aburrevsaburresWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,134
“aburre” frequency rank
#44,520
“aburres” frequency rank
62654
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aburre aburres
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aburre and aburres apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
aburre
7 ch
aburres

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. aburre ([aˈβ̞ure]) and aburres ([aˈβ̞ures]) 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 “aburres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62654, 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]. aburres is at rank #44,520, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ures].

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 62654, this pair ranks #51,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aburre vs aburres

Shared letters: aberu. Private to "aburre": -. Private to "aburres": s.

"aburre" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "aburres" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aburreabburre · abrure · abure · aburer · aubrre · avurre · baurre
  • aburresabburres · abrures · aburers · abures · aburress · aburrse · aubrres · avurres

Frequency comparison

aburre#18,134
aburres#44,520

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aburre" and "aburres" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ure] versus [aˈβ̞ures]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aburre" or "aburres"?
"aburre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,134 in our Spanish list, against #44,520 for "aburres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aburre vs aburres

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aburre” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list