Which to use
“aburrí” and “aburro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,509
- “aburrí” frequency rank
- #30,306
- “aburro” frequency rank
- 77815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburrí | aburro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. |
Where the eye mixes aburrí and aburro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aburrí and aburro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aburrí and aburro
A purely visual mix-up. aburrí ([aβ̞uˈri]) 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 a single letter - í in “aburrí” becomes o in “aburro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77815, 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]. 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 77815, this pair ranks #15,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburrí vs aburro
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburrí": í. Private to "aburro": o.
"aburrí" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aburro" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburro ← abburro · abruro · aburo · aburor · aubrro · avurro · baurro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aburrí" for "aburro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aburrí" or "aburro"?
Useful next steps
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 "aburro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburrí" and "aburro" 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 #15,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.