Which to use
“bebido” and “bebiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,035
- “bebido” frequency rank
- #13,852
- “bebiendo” frequency rank
- 37887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bebido | bebiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de beber. | Gerundio de beber. |
Where the eye mixes bebido and bebiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bebido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against bebiendo's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bebido and bebiendo
A purely visual mix-up. bebido ([beˈβ̞ið̞o]) and bebiendo ([beˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bebido is recorded at frequency rank #24,035, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈβ̞ið̞o]. bebiendo is at rank #13,852, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪o].
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 37887, this pair ranks #172,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bebido vs bebiendo
Shared letters: bdeio. Private to "bebido": -. Private to "bebiendo": n.
"bebido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bebiendo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bebido" for "bebiendo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bebido" or "bebiendo"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bebido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bebiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bebido" and "bebiendo" 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 #172,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.