aburridavsaburridosWhat's the difference?

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“aburrida” and “aburridos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,090
“aburrida” frequency rank
#17,324
“aburridos” frequency rank
27414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aburrida aburridos
Definition Forma del femenino de aburrido, participio de aburrir. Forma del plural de aburrido, participio de aburrir.

Where the eye mixes aburrida and aburridos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aburrida runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against aburridos's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
aburrida
9 ch
aburridos

Why the eye confuses aburrida with aburridos

A purely visual mix-up. aburrida ([aβ̞uˈrið̞a]) and aburridos ([aβ̞uˈrið̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27414, 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]. aburridos is at rank #17,324, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrið̞os].

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 27414, this pair ranks #226,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aburrida vs aburridos

Shared letters: abdiru. Private to "aburrida": -. Private to "aburridos": os.

"aburrida" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "aburridos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aburrida ← abburrida · abrurida · aburida · aburirda · aburrdia · aburriad · aburridda · aubrrida
  • aburridos ← abburridos · abruridos · aburidos · aburirdos · aburrdios · aburriddos · aburridoss · aburridso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aburrida" for "aburridos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞uˈrið̞a] versus [aβ̞uˈrið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aburrida" vs "aburridos" - which ranks higher?
"aburrida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,090 in our Spanish list, against #17,324 for "aburridos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "aburrida" and "aburridos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aburrida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aburridos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aburrida" and "aburridos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburridos vs aburrió". 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 #226,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list