Which to use
“aburrir” and “aburro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,044
- “aburrir” frequency rank
- #30,306
- “aburro” frequency rank
- 62350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aburrir | aburro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causar tedio, aburrimiento o fastidio. Hacer que una persona pierda el interés, la atracción o la atención hacia algo o alguien. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aburrir o de aburrirse. |
Where the eye mixes aburrir and aburro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aburrir vs aburro
A purely visual mix-up. aburrir ([aβ̞uˈriɾ]) 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 62350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aburrir is recorded at frequency rank #32,044, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞uˈriɾ]. 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 62350, this pair ranks #52,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aburrir vs aburro
Shared letters: abru. Private to "aburrir": i. Private to "aburro": o.
"aburrir" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aburro" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aburrir" and "aburro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aburrir" or "aburro" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aburrir" and "aburro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aburrir" 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 #52,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aburrir" and "aburro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aburrí vs aburrir". 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 #52,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.