aperturasvsaventurasTell them apart

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“aperturas” and “aventuras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,936
“aperturas” frequency rank
#5,463
“aventuras” frequency rank
39399
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aperturas aventuras
Definition Forma del plural de apertura. Forma del plural de aventura.

Where the eye mixes aperturas and aventuras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aperturas and aventuras follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
aperturas
9 ch
aventuras

Why the eye confuses aperturas with aventuras

A purely visual mix-up. aperturas ([apeɾˈt̪uɾas]) and aventuras ([aβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪uɾas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aperturas is recorded at frequency rank #33,936, classified as anoun, pronounced [apeɾˈt̪uɾas]. aventuras is at rank #5,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪uɾas].

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 39399, this pair ranks #164,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aperturas vs aventuras

Shared letters: aerstu. Private to "aperturas": p. Private to "aventuras": nv.

"aperturas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "aventuras" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aperturas ← aeprturas · aperrturas · apertruas · apertturas · apertuars · aperturass · aperturras · apertursa
  • aventuras ← abenturas · aevnturas · avennturas · aventruas · aventturas · aventuars · aventurass · aventurras

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aperturas" and "aventuras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([apeɾˈt̪uɾas] versus [aβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪uɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aperturas" or "aventuras"?
"aventuras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,463 in our Spanish list, against #33,936 for "aperturas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aperturas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aventuras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #164,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aperturas" and "aventuras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aberturas vs aperturas". 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 #164,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list