Which to use
“aburrió” and “aburrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,774
- “aburrió” frequency rank
- #32,044
- “aburrir” frequency rank
- 74818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburrió | aburrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. | Causar tedio, aburrimiento o fastidio. Hacer que una persona pierda el interés, la atracción o la atención hacia algo o alguien. |
Where the eye mixes aburrió and aburrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aburrió (VCVCCVV) and aburrir (VCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses aburrió with aburrir
A purely visual mix-up. aburrió ([aβ̞uˈrjo]) and aburrir ([aβ̞uˈriɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - ó in “aburrió” becomes r in “aburrir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aburrió is recorded at frequency rank #42,774, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈrjo]. aburrir is at rank #32,044, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈriɾ].
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 74818, this pair ranks #20,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburrió vs aburrir
Shared letters: abiru. Private to "aburrió": ó. Private to "aburrir": -.
"aburrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "aburrir" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburrir ← abburrir · abrurir · aburir · aburirr · aburrirr · aburrri · aubrrir · avurrir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aburrió" and "aburrir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aburrió" vs "aburrir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aburrió" and "aburrir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburrió" and "aburrir" 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 #20,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.