Which to use
“aburría” is a verb and “aburrido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,897
- “aburría” frequency rank
- #5,167
- “aburrido” frequency rank
- 52064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburría | aburrido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. | Que no es interesante. |
Where the eye mixes aburría and aburrido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aburría vs aburrido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aburría is [aβ̞uˈria] while aburrido is [aβ̞uˈrið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aburría is recorded at frequency rank #46,897, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈria]. aburrido is at rank #5,167, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrið̞o].
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 52064, this pair ranks #94,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aburría vs aburrido
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburría": í. Private to "aburrido": dio.
"aburría" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "aburrido" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburrido ← abburrido · abrurido · aburido · aburirdo · aburrdio · aburriddo · aburriod · aubrrido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aburría" and "aburrido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aburría" vs "aburrido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburría" and "aburrido" 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 #94,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.