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 eye mixes aburrido and aburridos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aburrido 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.
Visual trap between aburrido and aburridos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aburrido is [aβ̞uˈrið̞o] while aburridos is [aβ̞uˈrið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aburrido” sits inside “aburridos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. 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.
Orthographic DNA of aburrido vs aburridos
Shared letters: abdioru. Private to "aburrido": -. Private to "aburridos": s.
"aburrido" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aburridos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aburrido" and "aburridos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aburrido" or "aburridos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aburrido" and "aburridos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrido" 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 #250,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburrido" 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 #250,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.