Which to use
“cubra” and “cubrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,778
- “cubra” frequency rank
- #12,567
- “cubrió” frequency rank
- 31345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cubra | cubrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de cubrir o de cubrirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cubrir o de cubrirse. |
Where the eye mixes cubra and cubrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cubra vs cubrió
A purely visual mix-up. cubra ([ˈkuβ̞ɾa]) and cubrió ([kuˈβ̞ɾjo]) 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 31345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cubra is recorded at frequency rank #18,778, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkuβ̞ɾa]. cubrió is at rank #12,567, tagged as averb, pronounced [kuˈβ̞ɾjo].
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 31345, this pair ranks #207,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cubra vs cubrió
Shared letters: bcru. Private to "cubra": a. Private to "cubrió": ió.
"cubra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cubrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cubra ← cbura · ccubra · cubar · cubbra · cubrra · ucbra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cubra" for "cubrió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cubra" vs "cubrió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cubra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cubrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cubra" and "cubrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cubra". 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 #207,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.