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 eye mixes aburre and aburres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aburre runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against aburres's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aburre vs aburres
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aburre" and "aburres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aburre" or "aburres"?
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 "aburres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburre" and "aburres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburres vs apures". 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 #51,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.