# avail vs avoid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### avail
*verb · IPA /əˈveɪl/ · frequency rank #13,096*
To turn to the advantage of.

### avoid
*verb · IPA /əˈvɔɪd/ · frequency rank #1,416*
To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avail-vs-avoid