Which to use
“aburrido” is an adjective and “aburrió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,167
- “aburrido” frequency rank
- #42,774
- “aburrió” frequency rank
- 47941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburrido | aburrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no es interesante. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. |
Where the eye mixes aburrido and aburrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aburrido runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against aburrió's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aburrido vs aburrió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aburrido is [aβ̞uˈrið̞o] while aburrió is [aβ̞uˈrjo]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47941, 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]. aburrió is at rank #42,774, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrjo].
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 47941, this pair ranks #117,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aburrido vs aburrió
Shared letters: abiru. Private to "aburrido": do. Private to "aburrió": ó.
"aburrido" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aburrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburrido ← abburrido · abrurido · aburido · aburirdo · aburrdio · aburriddo · aburriod · aubrrido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aburrido" for "aburrió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aburrido" or "aburrió"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "aburrido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburrido" and "aburrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburrí 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 #117,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.