Which to use
“bebía” is a verb and “bebida” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,097
- “bebía” frequency rank
- #5,284
- “bebida” frequency rank
- 37381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bebía | bebida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de beber o de beberse. | Líquido que puede ser ingerido. |
Where the eye mixes bebía and bebida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bebía runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against bebida's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bebía and bebida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bebía is [beˈβ̞ia] while bebida is [beˈβ̞ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bebía is recorded at frequency rank #32,097, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈβ̞ia]. bebida is at rank #5,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced [beˈβ̞ið̞a].
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 37381, this pair ranks #175,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bebía vs bebida
Shared letters: abe. Private to "bebía": í. Private to "bebida": di.
"bebía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "bebida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bebida ← bbebida · bbeida · bebbida · bebdia · bebiad · bebidda · beibda · ebbida
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bebía" and "bebida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bebía" vs "bebida" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bebía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bebida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bebía" and "bebida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bebí vs bebía". 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 #175,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.