Which to use
“avi” and “avis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,617
- “avi” frequency rank
- #48,746
- “avis” frequency rank
- 87363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avi | avis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs avo | das, was man über etwas denkt; Ansicht, Meinung |
Same sound, different letters: avi vs avis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - avi and avis
This is the hard kind. avi and avis are pronounced identically ([ˈavi]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “avi” sits inside “avis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avi is recorded at frequency rank #38,617, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈavi]. avis is at rank #48,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced [avi].
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 87363, this pair ranks #81,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of avi vs avis
Shared letters: aiv. Private to "avi": -. Private to "avis": s.
"avi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avis ← aivs · aviss · avsi · avvis · vais
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "avi" for "avis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "avi" or "avis"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "avi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avi" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ages vs avis". 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 #81,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.