ebriavsebrioWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“ebria” and “ebrio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,074
“ebria” frequency rank
#17,415
“ebrio” frequency rank
51489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ebria ebrio
Definition Forma del femenino de ebrio. Que se encuentra bajo los efectos del alcohol.

Where the eye mixes ebria and ebrio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
ebria
5 ch
ebrio

Visual trap between ebria and ebrio

A purely visual mix-up. ebria ([ˈeβ̞ɾja]) and ebrio ([ˈeβ̞ɾjo]) 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 a single letter - a in “ebria” becomes o in “ebrio”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ebria is recorded at frequency rank #34,074, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeβ̞ɾja]. ebrio is at rank #17,415, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeβ̞ɾjo].

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 51489, this pair ranks #97,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ebria vs ebrio

Shared letters: beir. Private to "ebria": a. Private to "ebrio": o.

"ebria" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV  ·  "ebrio" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ebriaberia · ebbria · ebira · ebrai · ebrria · erbia · evria
  • ebrioberio · ebbrio · ebiro · ebroi · ebrrio · erbio · evrio

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ebria" and "ebrio" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈeβ̞ɾja] versus [ˈeβ̞ɾjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ebria" or "ebrio" show up more?
"ebrio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,415 in our Spanish list, against #34,074 for "ebria". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ebria" and "ebrio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ebria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ebrio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #97,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ebria" and "ebrio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ebria vs Ezra". 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 #97,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list