Which to use
“bebí” and “bebo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,362
- “bebí” frequency rank
- #18,755
- “bebo” frequency rank
- 65117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bebí | bebo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de beber o de beberse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de beber o de beberse. |
Where the eye mixes bebí and bebo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bebí and bebo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bebí vs bebo
A purely visual mix-up. bebí ([beˈβ̞i]) and bebo ([ˈbeβ̞o]) 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 a single letter - í in “bebí” becomes o in “bebo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bebí is recorded at frequency rank #46,362, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈβ̞i]. bebo is at rank #18,755, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbeβ̞o].
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 65117, this pair ranks #43,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bebí vs bebo
Shared letters: be. Private to "bebí": í. Private to "bebo": o.
"bebí" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bebo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bebo ← bbebo · bbeo · bebbo · beob · ebbo · vevo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bebí" and "bebo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bebí" or "bebo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bebí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bebo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bebí" and "bebo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bebí vs ber". 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 #43,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.