avieso
[aˈβ̞jeso]
The verdict
“avieso” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atravesado, torcido, o fuera de norma.
Corpus desk
Index ES-avieso · avieso · Spanish
avieso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avieso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aˈβ̞jeso] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “avieso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
avieso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈβ̞jeso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for avieso in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 avieso, spelled A-V-I-E-S-O.
Definition
- 1Atravesado, torcido, o fuera de norma.
- 2Malo o con mala inclinación.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avieso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y ya que esto no fuese somos obligadas por otra razón a amar a nuestros maridos, y es que con nuestra voluntad, y no sin ella, nos casamos con ellos, y si el casamiento sale por ventura avieso no tenemos tanta razón de quejarnos de nuestros maridos que nos pidieron, como de nosotras que por maridos los elegimos
Lucas dio un brinco. Sabía la descarnada verdad sobre la verdadera condición en la que se encontraban: Jacobo era un traidor, un avieso recaudador de los donativos que los familiares daban para liberar presos, quién sabía con qué corruptas intenciones
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.