Which to use
“agria” is an adjective and “avería” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,853
- “agria” frequency rank
- #23,314
- “avería” frequency rank
- 59167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agria | avería |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de agrio. | Establecimiento o lugar donde se crían aves o pájaros para el beneficio humano. |
Where the eye mixes agria and avería
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agria runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against avería's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agria with avería
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agria is [ˈaɣ̞ɾja] 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agria is recorded at frequency rank #35,853, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ɾja]. 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 59167, this pair ranks #63,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agria vs avería
Shared letters: ar. Private to "agria": gi. Private to "avería": eví.
"agria" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "avería" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agria ← aggria · agira · agrai · agrria · argia · garia
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agria" and "avería" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agria" or "avería" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agria" 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 #63,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agria" and "avería" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agria vs ardía". 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 #63,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.