avo
/ˈɑːvəʊ/
"avo" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“avo” is uncommon English (frequency #59,209 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,209
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.
Corpus desk
Index EN-avo · avo · English
avo · rank #59,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,209
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Atwell
Nearest frequency peer: Atwell (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “avo”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ATG
ATG
40,795 corpus weight
- atomizer
atomizer
40,794 corpus weight
- Atwell
Atwell
40,793 corpus weight
- avo
avo
40,792 corpus weight
- ballooned
ballooned
40,790 corpus weight
- bathes
bathes
40,786 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “avo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑːvəʊ/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #59,209 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “avo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
avo is uncommon English at frequency #59,209 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɑːvəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Portuguese avo. The correct English form is avo, spelled A-V-O.
Definition
- 1A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese avo.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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