Which to use
“aburría” and “aburrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,897
- “aburría” frequency rank
- #32,044
- “aburrir” frequency rank
- 78941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburría | aburrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. | Causar tedio, aburrimiento o fastidio. Hacer que una persona pierda el interés, la atracción o la atención hacia algo o alguien. |
Where the eye mixes aburría and aburrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aburría (VCVCCVV) and aburrir (VCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses aburría with aburrir
A purely visual mix-up. aburría ([aβ̞uˈria]) and aburrir ([aβ̞uˈriɾ]) 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 78941, 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]. aburrir is at rank #32,044, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈriɾ].
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 78941, this pair ranks #13,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburría vs aburrir
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburría": í. Private to "aburrir": i.
"aburría" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "aburrir" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburrir ← abburrir · abrurir · aburir · aburirr · aburrirr · aburrri · aubrrir · avurrir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aburría" and "aburrir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aburría" or "aburrir" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aburría" and "aburrir" 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 "aburrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburría" and "aburrir" 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 #13,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.