Which to use
“aburren” and “aburrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,609
- “aburren” frequency rank
- #32,044
- “aburrir” frequency rank
- 63653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburren | aburrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrarse. | Causar tedio, aburrimiento o fastidio. Hacer que una persona pierda el interés, la atracción o la atención hacia algo o alguien. |
Where the eye mixes aburren and aburrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aburren and aburrir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aburren vs aburrir
A purely visual mix-up. aburren ([aˈβ̞urẽn]) and aburrir ([aβ̞uˈriɾ]) 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 63653, 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]. aburrir is at rank #32,044, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈriɾ].
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 63653, this pair ranks #48,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburren vs aburrir
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburren": en. Private to "aburrir": i.
"aburren" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aburrir" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aburren" and "aburrir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aburren" vs "aburrir" - which ranks higher?
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 "aburrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburren" and "aburrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburrí vs aburrir". 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 #48,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.