Which to use
“aburrí” and “aburrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,509
- “aburrí” frequency rank
- #42,774
- “aburrió” frequency rank
- 90283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburrí | aburrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. | 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 aburrí and aburrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aburrí 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.
Why the eye confuses aburrí with aburrió
A purely visual mix-up. aburrí ([aβ̞uˈri]) 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 90283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aburrí is recorded at frequency rank #47,509, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈri]. 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 90283, this pair ranks #2,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburrí vs aburrió
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburrí": í. Private to "aburrió": ió.
"aburrí" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aburrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aburrí" and "aburrió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aburrí" or "aburrió" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrí" 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 #2,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburrí" and "aburrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburrí vs aburría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.