Which to use
“aburría” and “aburrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,897
- “aburría” frequency rank
- #42,774
- “aburrió” frequency rank
- 89671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburría | aburrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 aburría and aburrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aburría and aburrió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aburría vs aburrió
A purely visual mix-up. aburría ([aβ̞uˈria]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89671, 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]. 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 89671, this pair ranks #2,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburría vs aburrió
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburría": í. Private to "aburrió": ió.
"aburría" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "aburrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aburría" and "aburrió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aburría" vs "aburrió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aburría" and "aburrió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburría" 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 #2,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburría" and "aburrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburrí vs aburría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.