Which to use
“aburrió” and “aburro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,774
- “aburrió” frequency rank
- #30,306
- “aburro” frequency rank
- 73080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburrió | aburro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. |
Where the eye mixes aburrió and aburro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aburrió runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against aburro's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aburrió with aburro
A purely visual mix-up. aburrió ([aβ̞uˈrjo]) and aburro ([aˈβ̞uro]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73080, 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]. aburro is at rank #30,306, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞uro].
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 73080, this pair ranks #24,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburrió vs aburro
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburrió": ió. Private to "aburro": o.
"aburrió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "aburro" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aburro ← abburro · abruro · aburo · aburor · aubrro · avurro · baurro
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aburrió" and "aburro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aburrió" or "aburro"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aburro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburrió" and "aburro" 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 #24,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.