aviador

[aβ̞jaˈð̞oɾ]

/[aβ̞jaˈð̞oɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“aviador” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,061
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona cuya función es guiar aeronaves en vuelo. Habitualmente se dividen en pilotos civiles y militares. Se dice también de la persona que presta servicio en la Aviación militar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aviador · aviador · Spanish

aviador · rank #29,061 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,061
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH avergonzada

Nearest frequency peer: avergonzada (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “aviador”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aviador” 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).

aviador vs ávido
57% similar
aviador vs aviar
71% similar
aviador vs ávidos
57% similar

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

Key facts for aviador
PropertyValue
Headwordaviador
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞jaˈð̞oɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,061
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aviador”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “avergonzada” (#29,059), “añado” (#29,063), “autóctona” (#29,058). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aviador” va en #29,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around aviador (IPA [aβ̞jaˈð̞oɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,061 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for aviador, with forms such as "abiador", "aivador", and "avaidor". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ávido", "aviar", "ávidos", 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is aviador, spelled A-V-I-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona cuya función es guiar aeronaves en vuelo. Habitualmente se dividen en pilotos civiles y militares. Se dice también de la persona que presta servicio en la Aviación militar.
  2. 2
    Trabajador que está en la nómina pero no se presenta a trabajar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Además de tener la licencia de piloto aviador, Travolta es dueño de tres jets y vive en una comunidad tan exclusiva que los dueños pueden llegar en avión
  2. En México podemos identificar un caso de nepotismo singular, el de los aviadores

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abiador
  • aivador
  • avaidor
  • aviaddor
  • aviadorr
  • aviadro
  • aviaodr
  • avidaor
  • avviador
  • vaiador

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abiador1aivador2avaidor2aviaddor1aviadorr1aviadro2aviaodr2avidaor2
Edit distance from "aviador"

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 "aviador"?
"aviador" is spelled A-V-I-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞jaˈð̞oɾ].
What does "aviador" mean?
As a noun, "aviador" means: Persona cuya función es guiar aeronaves en vuelo. Habitualmente se dividen en pilotos civiles y militares. Se dice también de la persona que presta servicio en la Aviación militar.
What words are commonly confused with "aviador"?
"aviador" is commonly confused with "ávido", "aviar", "ávidos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aviador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aviador" is [aβ̞jaˈð̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aviador" come from?
"aviador" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list