# avenge vs averse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### avenge
*verb · IPA /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #20,846*
To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

### averse
*adjective · IPA /əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/ · frequency rank #26,688*
Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.

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