Which to use
“bebido” and “bebió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,035
- “bebido” frequency rank
- #29,511
- “bebió” frequency rank
- 53546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bebido | bebió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de beber. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de beber o de beberse. |
Where the eye mixes bebido and bebió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bebido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against bebió's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bebido and bebió
A purely visual mix-up. bebido ([beˈβ̞ið̞o]) and bebió ([beˈβ̞jo]) 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 53546, 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]. bebió is at rank #29,511, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈβ̞jo].
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 53546, this pair ranks #87,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bebido vs bebió
Shared letters: bei. Private to "bebido": do. Private to "bebió": ó.
"bebido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bebió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bebido ← bbebido · bbeido · bebbido · bebdio · bebiddo · bebiod · beibdo · ebbido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bebido" and "bebió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bebido" or "bebió" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "bebió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bebido" and "bebió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bebió vs Biobío". 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 #87,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.