Which to use
“aburrida” and “aburridas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,090
- “aburrida” frequency rank
- #25,104
- “aburridas” frequency rank
- 35194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburrida | aburridas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de aburrido, participio de aburrir. | Forma del femenino plural de aburrido, participio de aburrir. |
Where the eye mixes aburrida and aburridas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aburrida runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against aburridas's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aburrida with aburridas
A purely visual mix-up. aburrida ([aβ̞uˈrið̞a]) and aburridas ([aβ̞uˈrið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “aburrida” sits inside “aburridas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aburrida is recorded at frequency rank #10,090, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrið̞a]. aburridas is at rank #25,104, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrið̞as].
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 35194, this pair ranks #187,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aburrida vs aburridas
Shared letters: abdiru. Private to "aburrida": -. Private to "aburridas": s.
"aburrida" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aburridas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aburrida" for "aburridas" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aburridas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburrida" and "aburridas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburría vs aburridas". 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 #187,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.