Which to use
“aburre” and “aburrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,134
- “aburre” frequency rank
- #42,774
- “aburrió” frequency rank
- 60908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburre | aburrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. |
Where the eye mixes aburre and aburrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aburre runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against aburrió's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aburre vs aburrió
A purely visual mix-up. aburre ([aˈβ̞ure]) and aburrió ([aβ̞uˈrjo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60908, 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]. aburrió is at rank #42,774, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrjo].
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 60908, this pair ranks #57,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburre vs aburrió
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburre": e. Private to "aburrió": ió.
"aburre" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aburrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburre ← abburre · abrure · abure · aburer · aubrre · avurre · baurre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aburre" and "aburrió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aburre" or "aburrió" show up more?
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 "aburre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburre" and "aburrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburrí vs aburrió". 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 #57,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.