Which to use
“bebía” and “bebido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,097
- “bebía” frequency rank
- #24,035
- “bebido” frequency rank
- 56132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bebía | bebido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de beber o de beberse. | Participio de beber. |
Where the eye mixes bebía and bebido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bebía runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against bebido's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bebía vs bebido
A purely visual mix-up. bebía ([beˈβ̞ia]) and bebido ([beˈβ̞ið̞o]) 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 56132, 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]. bebido is at rank #24,035, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈβ̞ið̞o].
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 56132, this pair ranks #75,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bebía vs bebido
Shared letters: be. Private to "bebía": aí. Private to "bebido": dio.
"bebía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "bebido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bebido ← bbebido · bbeido · bebbido · bebdio · bebiddo · bebiod · beibdo · ebbido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bebía" and "bebido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bebía" or "bebido" show up more?
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 "bebía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bebido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bebía" and "bebido" 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 #75,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.