Which to use
“Avalon” is a name and “by” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,501
- “Avalon” frequency rank
- #1,627
- “by” frequency rank
- 51128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Avalon | by |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | östlichster Teil der kanadischen Insel Neufundland | Stadt |
Letter map: Avalon vs by
Shared letters muted; letters that set Avalon and by apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Part-of-speech tell for Avalon / by
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Avalon is aname and byanoun. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Avalon is recorded at frequency rank #49,501, classified as aname, pronounced […]. by is at rank #1,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 51128, this pair ranks #1,147,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Avalon vs by
Shared letters: none. Private to "Avalon": alnov. Private to "by": by.
"Avalon" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "by" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Avalon ← aavlon · avallon · avalno · avalonn · avaoln · avlaon · avvalon · vaalon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Avalon" and "by" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Avalon" or "by"?
What to do next
Pair "Avalon" vs "by" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Avalon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "by" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,147,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Avalon" and "by" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Avalon vs puzzles". 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 #1,147,387 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.