avión

[aˈβ̞jõn]

/[aˈβ̞jõn]/ noun

The verdict

“avión” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,757
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Delichon spp., Riparia spp., Hirundo spp.) Ave insectívora de la familia Hirundinidae de cuerpo fusiforme y alas largas, cola ahorquillada y pico corto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-avion · avión · Spanish

avión · rank #1,757 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,757
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH autores

Nearest frequency peer: autores (-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 “avión”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “avión” 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).

avión vs avon
60% similar
avión vs avis
60% similar
avión vs aviso
60% similar

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

Key facts for avión
PropertyValue
Headwordavión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈβ̞jõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,757
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “avión”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).avióncae 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 “autores” (#1,756), “bandera” (#1,758), “aproximadamente” (#1,755). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “avión” va en #1,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around avión (IPA [aˈβ̞jõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,757 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for avión, with forms such as "abión", "aivón", and "avinó". 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, "avon", "avis", "aviso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is avión, spelled A-V-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Delichon spp., Riparia spp., Hirundo spp.) Ave insectívora de la familia Hirundinidae de cuerpo fusiforme y alas largas, cola ahorquillada y pico corto.
  2. 2
    (Delichon urbica) Ave canora migratoria de unos 15 cm de largo y aspecto semejante al de una golondrina. Presenta las partes inferiores blancas, mientras que las superiores son negras con matices azulados. La cola es escotada y corta y las patas están recubiertas de plumas.

Synonyms

avión común

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abión
  • aivón
  • avinó
  • aviónn
  • avvión
  • avóin
  • vaión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abión1aivón2avinó2aviónn1avvión1avóin2vaión2
Edit distance from "avión"

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 "avión"?
"avión" is spelled A-V-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞jõn].
What does "avión" mean?
As a noun, "avión" means: (Delichon spp., Riparia spp., Hirundo spp.) Ave insectívora de la familia Hirundinidae de cuerpo fusiforme y alas largas, cola ahorquillada y pico corto.
What words are commonly confused with "avión"?
"avión" is commonly confused with "avon", "avis", "aviso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "avión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avión" is [aˈβ̞jõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avión" come from?
"avión" 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 "avión", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list