avaricia

[aβ̞aˈɾisja]

/[aβ̞aˈɾisja]/ noun

The verdict

“avaricia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,353
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avidez, afán o deseo desmesurado de poseer, especialmente dinero o riquezas, con la intención de acumularlos para uno mismo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-avaricia · avaricia · Spanish

avaricia · rank #17,353 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,353
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH autopsia

Nearest frequency peer: autopsia (-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 “avaricia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “avaricia” 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).

avaricia vs aparecía
63% similar
avaricia vs Aparicio
63% similar
avaricia vs acaricia
88% similar

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

Key facts for avaricia
PropertyValue
Headwordavaricia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞aˈɾisja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,353
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “avaricia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.avariciacae 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 “autopsia” (#17,352), “avergonzado” (#17,354), “atravesó” (#17,351). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “avaricia” va en #17,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around avaricia (IPA [aβ̞aˈɾisja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,353 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Avidez, afán o deseo desmesurado de poseer, especialmente dinero o riquezas, con la intención de acumularlos para uno mismo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for avaricia, with forms such as "aavricia", "abaricia", and "avaircia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "aparecía", "Aparicio", "acaricia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is avaricia, spelled A-V-A-R-I-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avidez, afán o deseo desmesurado de poseer, especialmente dinero o riquezas, con la intención de acumularlos para uno mismo.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aavricia
  • abaricia
  • avaircia
  • avarciia
  • avaricai
  • avariccia
  • avariica
  • avarisia
  • avarricia
  • avraicia
  • avvaricia
  • vaaricia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avaricia - 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.

aavricia2abaricia1avaircia2avarciia2avaricai2avariccia1avariica2avarisia1
Edit distance from "avaricia"

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 "avaricia"?
"avaricia" is spelled A-V-A-R-I-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞aˈɾisja].
What does "avaricia" mean?
As a noun, "avaricia" means: Avidez, afán o deseo desmesurado de poseer, especialmente dinero o riquezas, con la intención de acumularlos para uno mismo.
What words are commonly confused with "avaricia"?
"avaricia" is commonly confused with "aparecía", "Aparicio", "acaricia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "avaricia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avaricia" is [aβ̞aˈɾisja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avaricia" come from?
"avaricia" 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 "avaricia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list