Which to use
“adversa” is a verb and “avería” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,395
- “adversa” frequency rank
- #23,314
- “avería” frequency rank
- 56709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adversa | avería |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adversar. | Establecimiento o lugar donde se crían aves o pájaros para el beneficio humano. |
Where the eye mixes adversa and avería
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: adversa vs avería
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adversa is [að̞ˈβ̞eɾsa] while avería is [aβ̞eˈɾia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adversa is recorded at frequency rank #33,395, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈβ̞eɾsa]. avería is at rank #23,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞eˈɾia].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56709, this pair ranks #73,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adversa vs avería
Shared letters: aerv. Private to "adversa": ds. Private to "avería": í.
"adversa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "avería" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- adversa ← adbersa · addversa · adevrsa · adveras · adverrsa · advesra · advresa · advversa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adversa" for "avería" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adversa" vs "avería" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "adversa" and "avería" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adversa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avería" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adversa" and "avería" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adversa vs anverso". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #73,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.