Which to use
“aburridas” is a participle and “aburrido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,104
- “aburridas” frequency rank
- #5,167
- “aburrido” frequency rank
- 30271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburridas | aburrido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de aburrido, participio de aburrir. | Que no es interesante. |
Where the eye mixes aburridas and aburrido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aburridas runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against aburrido's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aburridas with aburrido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aburridas is [aβ̞uˈrið̞as] 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aburridas is recorded at frequency rank #25,104, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrið̞as]. 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 30271, this pair ranks #212,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aburridas vs aburrido
Shared letters: abdiru. Private to "aburridas": s. Private to "aburrido": o.
"aburridas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "aburrido" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aburridas" for "aburrido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aburridas" vs "aburrido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburridas" 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 #212,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburridas" and "aburrido" 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 #212,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.