aburridovsaburridosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aburrido is a adjective, aburridos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aburrido” is an adjective and “aburridos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,167
“aburrido” frequency rank
#17,324
“aburridos” frequency rank
22491
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aburrido aburridos
Definition Que no es interesante. Forma del plural de aburrido, participio de aburrir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aburrido and aburridos apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
aburrido
9 ch
aburridos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

aburrido and aburridos form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aburrido” sits inside “aburridos” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aburrido is recorded at frequency rank #5,167, classified as anadj, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrið̞o]. 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 22491, this pair ranks #250,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Frequency comparison

aburrido#5,167
aburridos#17,324

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aburrido" and "aburridos" be used interchangeably?
No, "aburrido" and "aburridos" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering aburrido vs aburridos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “aburrido”; for a participle, it's “aburridos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aburrido” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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