AmadosvsávidosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Amados is a name, ávidos is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Amados” is a name and “ávidos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,297
“Amados” frequency rank
#47,499
“ávidos” frequency rank
70796
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amados ávidos
Definition Apellido. Forma del plural de ávido.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Amados and ávidos apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Amados
6 ch
ávidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Amados is [aˈmað̞os] while ávidos is [ˈaβ̞ið̞os]. 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 (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amados is recorded at frequency rank #23,297, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈmað̞os]. ávidos is at rank #47,499, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ið̞os].

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 70796, this pair ranks #28,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Amados vs ávidos

Shared letters: dos. Private to "Amados": am. Private to "ávidos": ivá.

"Amados" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "ávidos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amadosaamdos · amaddos · amadoss · amadso · amaods · amdaos · ammados · maados

Frequency comparison

Amados#23,297
ávidos#47,499

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Amados" and "ávidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Amados" is a name and "ávidos" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Amados" or "ávidos"?
"Amados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,297 in our Spanish list, against #47,499 for "ávidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Amados vs ávidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Amados”; for an adjective, it's “ávidos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Amados” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list