# avoid vs Avril

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Avril
*name · IPA /ˈævɹɪl/ · frequency rank #33,137*
A female given name from French, equivalent to English April.

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