Avilés

[aβ̞iˈles]

/[aβ̞iˈles]/ name

The verdict

“Avilés” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,568. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,568
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de España en la provincia de Asturias y próxima a la ciudad de Oviedo en la que se cita a los ganadores del Premio Príncipe de Asturias para recibir su galardón. Es una población industrial ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-aviles · Avilés · Spanish

Avilés · rank #21,568 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,568
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atribuir

Nearest frequency peer: atribuir (-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 “Avilés”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Avilés” 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).

Avilés vs avis
50% similar
Avilés vs avisé
50% similar
Avilés vs azules
33% similar

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

Key facts for Avilés
PropertyValue
HeadwordAvilés
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aβ̞iˈles]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,568
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Avilés”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Aviléscae 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 “atribuir” (#21,567), “azulejos” (#21,569), “atrasados” (#21,566). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “Avilés” va en #21,568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Avilés (IPA [aβ̞iˈles]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,568 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad de España en la provincia de Asturias y próxima a la ciudad de Oviedo en la que se cita a los ganadores del Premio Príncipe de Asturias para recibir su galardón. Es una población industrial ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Avilés, with forms such as "abilés", "aivlés", and "avillés". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "avis", "avisé", "azules", 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Avilés, spelled A-V-I-L-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de España en la provincia de Asturias y próxima a la ciudad de Oviedo en la que se cita a los ganadores del Premio Príncipe de Asturias para recibir su galardón. Es una población industrial que conserva el casco antíguo.

Synonyms

Villa del Adelantado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abilés
  • aivlés
  • avillés
  • avilsé
  • aviléss
  • aviéls
  • avliés
  • avvilés
  • vailés

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abilés1aivlés2avillés1avilsé2aviléss1aviéls2avliés2avvilés1
Edit distance from "Avilés"

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 "Avilés"?
"Avilés" is spelled A-V-I-L-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞iˈles].
What does "Avilés" mean?
As a proper noun, "Avilés" means: Ciudad de España en la provincia de Asturias y próxima a la ciudad de Oviedo en la que se cita a los ganadores del Premio Príncipe de Asturias para recibir su galardón. Es una población industrial ...
What words are commonly confused with "Avilés"?
"Avilés" is commonly confused with "avis", "avisé", "azules". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Avilés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Avilés" is [aβ̞iˈles]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Avilés" come from?
"Avilés" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list