avaló

[aβ̞aˈlo]

/[aβ̞aˈlo]/ verb

The verdict

“avaló” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,393 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,393
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de avalar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-avalo · avaló · Spanish

avaló · rank #55,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,393
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atribuibles

Nearest frequency peer: atribuibles (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “avaló”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “avaló” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for avaló
PropertyValue
Headwordavaló
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞aˈlo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,393
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “avaló” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).avalócae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “atribuibles” (#55,391), “aventar” (#55,396), “ax” (#55,397). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “avaló” va en #55,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avaló is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,393 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aβ̞aˈlo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de avalar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for avaló in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is avaló, spelled A-V-A-L-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de avalar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avaló"?
"avaló" is spelled A-V-A-L-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞aˈlo].
What does "avaló" mean?
As a verb, "avaló" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de avalar.
How do you pronounce "avaló"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avaló" is [aβ̞aˈlo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avaló" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "avaló", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list