aburresvsaburroTell them apart

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“aburres” and “aburro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,520
“aburres” frequency rank
#30,306
“aburro” frequency rank
74826
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aburres aburro
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de aburrarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse.

Where the eye mixes aburres and aburro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aburres runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against aburro's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
aburres
6 ch
aburro

Look-alike desk: aburres vs aburro

A purely visual mix-up. aburres ([aˈβ̞ures]) and aburro ([aˈβ̞uro]) 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 74826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aburres is recorded at frequency rank #44,520, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ures]. aburro is at rank #30,306, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞uro].

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 74826, this pair ranks #20,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aburres vs aburro

Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburres": es. Private to "aburro": o.

"aburres" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "aburro" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aburres ← abburres · abrures · aburers · abures · aburress · aburrse · aubrres · avurres
  • aburro ← abburro · abruro · aburo · aburor · aubrro · avurro · baurro

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aburres" and "aburro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ures] versus [aˈβ̞uro]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aburres" vs "aburro" - which ranks higher?
"aburro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,306 in our Spanish list, against #44,520 for "aburres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aburres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aburro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aburres" and "aburro" 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 #20,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list