Which to use
“aburridos” is a participle and “aburrió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,324
- “aburridos” frequency rank
- #42,774
- “aburrió” frequency rank
- 60098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburridos | aburrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de aburrido, participio de aburrir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aburridos and aburrió apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aburridos is [aβ̞uˈrið̞os] while aburrió is [aβ̞uˈrjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aburridos is recorded at frequency rank #17,324, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrið̞os]. 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 60098, this pair ranks #60,158 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburridos vs aburrió
Shared letters: abiru. Private to "aburridos": dos. Private to "aburrió": ó.
"aburridos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "aburrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburridos ← abburridos · abruridos · aburidos · aburirdos · aburrdios · aburriddos · aburridoss · aburridso
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering aburridos vs aburrió
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “aburridos”; for a verb, it's “aburrió”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aburridos” entry
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