Which to use
“aburren” and “aburrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,609
- “aburren” frequency rank
- #42,774
- “aburrió” frequency rank
- 74383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburren | aburrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 aburren and aburrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aburren (VCVCCVC) and aburrió (VCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses aburren with aburrió
A purely visual mix-up. aburren ([aˈβ̞urẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74383, 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]. 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 74383, this pair ranks #21,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburren vs aburrió
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburren": en. Private to "aburrió": ió.
"aburren" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aburrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburren ← abburren · abruren · aburen · aburern · aburrenn · aburrne · aubrren · avurren
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aburren" and "aburrió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aburren" or "aburrió" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburren" 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 #21,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburren" 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 #21,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.