Which to use
“bebido” and “bebo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,035
- “bebido” frequency rank
- #18,755
- “bebo” frequency rank
- 42790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bebido | bebo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de beber. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de beber o de beberse. |
Where the eye mixes bebido and bebo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bebido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against bebo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bebido vs bebo
A purely visual mix-up. bebido ([beˈβ̞ið̞o]) and bebo ([ˈbeβ̞o]) 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 42790, 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]. bebo is at rank #18,755, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbeβ̞o].
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 42790, this pair ranks #146,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bebido vs bebo
Shared letters: beo. Private to "bebido": di. Private to "bebo": -.
"bebido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bebo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bebido" and "bebo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bebido" or "bebo"?
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 "bebo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bebido" and "bebo" 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 #146,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.