ávido

[ˈaβ̞ið̞o]

/[ˈaβ̞ið̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“ávido” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,837
frequency rank, Spanish
60
“Á” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que siente un fuerte e intenso deseo de conseguir o hacer algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-avido · ávido · Spanish

ávido · rank #35,837 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,837
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 60
  • PHOTO-FINISH ánimas

Nearest frequency peer: ánimas (-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 “ávido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ávido” 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).

ávido vs avis
40% similar
ávido vs avión
40% similar
ávido vs aviso
60% similar

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

Key facts for ávido
PropertyValue
Headwordávido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaβ̞ið̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,837
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ávido”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ávidocae 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 “ánimas” (#35,836), “abdicación” (#35,838), “álgido” (#35,835). Entre 60 lemas con “Á”, “ávido” va en #35,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ávido (IPA [ˈaβ̞ið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,837 among 60 “Á” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ávido, with forms such as "váido", "ábido", and "áivdo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "avis", "avión", "aviso", 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ávido, spelled Á-V-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que siente un fuerte e intenso deseo de conseguir o hacer algo.
  2. 2
    Que desea algo con urgencia o con ansiedad.

Synonyms

anhelantedeseosoansioso

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • váido
  • ábido
  • áivdo
  • ávdio
  • áviddo
  • áviod
  • ávvido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ávido - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

váido2ábido1áivdo2ávdio2áviddo1áviod2ávvido1
Edit distance from "ávido"

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 "ávido"?
"ávido" is spelled Á-V-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaβ̞ið̞o].
What does "ávido" mean?
As an adjective, "ávido" means: Que siente un fuerte e intenso deseo de conseguir o hacer algo.
What words are commonly confused with "ávido"?
"ávido" is commonly confused with "avis", "avión", "aviso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ávido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ávido" is [ˈaβ̞ið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ávido" come from?
"ávido" 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 "ávido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

agria#35,853votas#35,821voraz#35,820volvé#35,818

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

yellow7 variantsveáis7 variantsArgos7 variantsañicos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list