Which to use
“bebida” is a noun and “bebido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,284
- “bebida” frequency rank
- #24,035
- “bebido” frequency rank
- 29319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bebida | bebido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Líquido que puede ser ingerido. | Participio de beber. |
Where the eye mixes bebida and bebido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bebida and bebido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bebida vs bebido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bebida is [beˈβ̞ið̞a] while bebido is [beˈβ̞ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “bebida” becomes o in “bebido”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bebida is recorded at frequency rank #5,284, classified as anoun, pronounced [beˈβ̞ið̞a]. 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 29319, this pair ranks #217,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bebida vs bebido
Shared letters: bdei. Private to "bebida": a. Private to "bebido": o.
"bebida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bebido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bebida" and "bebido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bebida" vs "bebido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bebida" 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 #217,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bebida" and "bebido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bebí vs bebido". 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 #217,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.