avanzar

[aβ̞ãnˈsaɾ]

/[aβ̞ãnˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“avanzar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,394
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mover hacia adelante en el tiempo o en el espacio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-avanzar · avanzar · Spanish

avanzar · rank #4,394 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,394
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apuesta

Nearest frequency peer: apuesta (-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 “avanzar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “avanzar” 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).

avanzar vs avatar
71% similar
avanzar vs avanzó
71% similar
avanzar vs avanzaron
78% similar

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

Key facts for avanzar
PropertyValue
Headwordavanzar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aβ̞ãnˈsaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,394
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “avanzar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).avanzarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “apuesta” (#4,393), “ayudas” (#4,395), “apple” (#4,392). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “avanzar” va en #4,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around avanzar (IPA [aβ̞ãnˈsaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,394 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mover hacia adelante en el tiempo o en el espacio.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for avanzar, with forms such as "aavnzar", "abanzar", and "avanazr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "avatar", "avanzó", "avanzaron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 avanzar, spelled A-V-A-N-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mover hacia adelante en el tiempo o en el espacio.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how avanzar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Golpea con el pie de atrás dándole un pequeño giro hacia dentro y el pie de delante avánzalo en ángulo de 45º hacia el exterior igual que al hacer un kickflip.

Synonyms

adelantar

Antonyms

atrasarretrasar

This word in other languages

advance(English)avancer(Français)avançar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aavnzar
  • abanzar
  • avanazr
  • avannzar
  • avanzarr
  • avanzra
  • avanzzar
  • avaznar
  • avnazar
  • avvanzar
  • vaanzar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avanzar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aavnzar2abanzar1avanazr2avannzar1avanzarr1avanzra2avanzzar1avaznar2
Edit distance from "avanzar"

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 "avanzar"?
"avanzar" is spelled A-V-A-N-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ãnˈsaɾ].
What does "avanzar" mean?
As a verb, "avanzar" means: Mover hacia adelante en el tiempo o en el espacio.
What words are commonly confused with "avanzar"?
"avanzar" is commonly confused with "avatar", "avanzó", "avanzaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "avanzar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avanzar" is [aβ̞ãnˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avanzar" come from?
"avanzar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

apuesta#4,393aliados#4,390captura#4,400chilena#4,404

Similar misspelling depth

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

sostiene11 variantssemillas11 variantsdiseñado11 variantspromesas11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list