atrevívsatrevióTell them apart

Which to use

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

#41,750
“atreví” frequency rank
#19,924
“atrevió” frequency rank
61674
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature atreví atrevió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 atreví and atrevió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. atreví runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against atrevió's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
atreví
7 ch
atrevió

Look-alike desk: atreví vs atrevió

A purely visual mix-up. atreví ([at̪ɾeˈβ̞i]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

atreví is recorded at frequency rank #41,750, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪ɾeˈβ̞i]. 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 61674, this pair ranks #54,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of atreví vs atrevió

Shared letters: aertv. Private to "atreví": í. Private to "atrevió": ió.

"atreví" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "atrevió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "atreví" and "atrevió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([at̪ɾeˈβ̞i] versus [at̪ɾeˈβ̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "atreví" vs "atrevió" - which ranks higher?
"atrevió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,924 in our Spanish list, against #41,750 for "atreví". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "atreví" and "atrevió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "atreví" 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 #54,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "atreví" and "atrevió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atrevan vs atreví". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #54,629 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