avanzan

[aˈβ̞ãnsãn]

/[aˈβ̞ãnsãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“avanzan” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,764. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,764
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de avanzar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-avanzan · avanzan · Spanish

avanzan · rank #16,764 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,764
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH autorizar

Nearest frequency peer: autorizar (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “avanzan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “avanzan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

avanzan vs avanzó
71% similar
avanzan vs avanzar
86% similar
avanzan vs avanzando
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for avanzan
PropertyValue
Headwordavanzan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈβ̞ãnsãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,764
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “avanzan”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.avanzancae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “autorizar” (#16,763), “bancas” (#16,765), “autonómico” (#16,762). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “avanzan” va en #16,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around avanzan (IPA [aˈβ̞ãnsãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,764 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de avanzar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for avanzan, with forms such as "aavnzan", "abanzan", and "avanazn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "avanzó", "avanzar", "avanzando", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 avanzan, spelled A-V-A-N-Z-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de avanzar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aavnzan
  • abanzan
  • avanazn
  • avannzan
  • avanzann
  • avanzna
  • avanzzan
  • avaznan
  • avnazan
  • avvanzan
  • vaanzan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avanzan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aavnzan2abanzan1avanazn2avannzan1avanzann1avanzna2avanzzan1avaznan2
Edit distance from "avanzan"

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 "avanzan"?
"avanzan" is spelled A-V-A-N-Z-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞ãnsãn].
What does "avanzan" mean?
As a verb, "avanzan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de avanzar.
What words are commonly confused with "avanzan"?
"avanzan" is commonly confused with "avanzó", "avanzar", "avanzando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "avanzan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avanzan" is [aˈβ̞ãnsãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avanzan" come from?
"avanzan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boludos#16,771alcázar#16,750cancela#16,779ahogado#16,748

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

causante11 variantscorrieron11 variantssubraya11 variantsduradera11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list