Which to use
“aburren” and “aburría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,609
- “aburren” frequency rank
- #46,897
- “aburría” frequency rank
- 78506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburren | aburría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. |
Where the eye mixes aburren and aburría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aburren vs aburría
A purely visual mix-up. aburren ([aˈβ̞urẽn]) and aburría ([aβ̞uˈria]) 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 78506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aburren is recorded at frequency rank #31,609, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞urẽn]. aburría is at rank #46,897, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈria].
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 78506, this pair ranks #14,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburren vs aburría
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburren": en. Private to "aburría": í.
"aburren" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aburría" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburren ← abburren · abruren · aburen · aburern · aburrenn · aburrne · aubrren · avurren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aburren" and "aburría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aburren" or "aburría" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aburren" and "aburría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aburría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburren" and "aburría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburrí vs aburría". 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 #14,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.