Which to use
“available” and “avoidable” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #524
- “available” frequency rank
- #29,924
- “avoidable” frequency rank
- 30448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | available | avoidable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose. | Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable. |
Where the eye mixes available and avoidable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between available and avoidable
A purely visual mix-up. available (/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/) and avoidable (/əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
available is recorded at frequency rank #524, classified as anadj, pronounced /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/. avoidable is at rank #29,924, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/.
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 30448, this pair ranks #354,481 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of available vs avoidable
Shared letters: abeilv. Private to "available": -. Private to "avoidable": do.
"available" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCCV · "avoidable" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "available" and "avoidable" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "available" or "avoidable"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "available" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avoidable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,481 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "available" and "avoidable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avoidable vs Avondale". 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 #354,481 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.