aval
Spanish, noun/aˈbal/
aval is spelled A-V-A-L (4 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,278th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aval is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “endorsement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Afianzamiento del pago de una letra en caso de que no sea satisfecha por el aceptante”.
What does aval mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineendorsement
- 2
masculinecountersignature
- 3
masculineguarantee
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Afianzamiento del pago de una letra en caso de que no sea satisfecha por el aceptante. 2. Persona o bien que garantiza el pago de la susodicha letra, préstamo o crédito.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aval
- avales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aval?
- /aˈbal/
- [aˈβ̞al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aval
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aval in Spanish?
aval appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).