Which to use
“atreves” and “atrevió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,036
- “atreves” frequency rank
- #19,924
- “atrevió” frequency rank
- 38960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atreves | atrevió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de atrever o de atreverse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de atrever o de atreverse. |
Where the eye mixes atreves and atrevió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. atreves (VCCVCVC) and atrevió (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: atreves vs atrevió
A purely visual mix-up. atreves ([aˈt̪ɾeβ̞es]) and atrevió ([at̪ɾeˈβ̞jo]) 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 38960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atreves is recorded at frequency rank #19,036, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾeβ̞es]. atrevió is at rank #19,924, tagged as averb, pronounced [at̪ɾeˈβ̞jo].
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 38960, this pair ranks #167,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atreves vs atrevió
Shared letters: aertv. Private to "atreves": s. Private to "atrevió": ió.
"atreves" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "atrevió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atreves ← arteves · aterves · atrebes · atreevs · atrevess · atrevse · atrevves · atrreves
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "atreves" and "atrevió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atreves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atrevió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atreves" and "atrevió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atrevan vs atrevió". 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 #167,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.