Which to use
“ágiles” is an adjective and “Avilés” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,904
- “ágiles” frequency rank
- #21,568
- “Avilés” frequency rank
- 55472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ágiles | Avilés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ágil. | 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. |
Where the eye mixes ágiles and Avilés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ágiles and Avilés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ágiles vs Avilés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ágiles is [ˈaxiles] while Avilés is [aβ̞iˈles]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55472, 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]. Avilés is at rank #21,568, tagged as aname, pronounced [aβ̞iˈles].
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 55472, this pair ranks #78,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ágiles vs Avilés
Shared letters: ils. Private to "ágiles": egá. Private to "Avilés": avé.
"ágiles" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "Avilés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ágiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Avilés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ágiles" and "Avilés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ágiles vs avales". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #78,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.