Which to use
“ágiles” is an adjective and “avales” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,904
- “ágiles” frequency rank
- #37,973
- “avales” frequency rank
- 71877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ágiles | avales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ágil. | Forma del plural de aval. |
Where the eye mixes ágiles and avales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ágiles and avales follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ágiles and avales
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ágiles is [ˈaxiles] while avales is [aˈβ̞ales]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ágiles is recorded at frequency rank #33,904, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaxiles]. avales is at rank #37,973, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ales].
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 71877, this pair ranks #26,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ágiles vs avales
Shared letters: els. Private to "ágiles": giá. Private to "avales": av.
"ágiles" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avales" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avales ← aavles · abales · avaels · avaless · avalles · avalse · avlaes · avvales
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ágiles" for "avales" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ágiles" vs "avales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ágiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ágiles" and "avales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añades vs avales". 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 #26,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.