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 eye mixes Amados and ávidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Amados and ávidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Amados and ávidos
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
- Amados ← aamdos · amaddos · amadoss · amadso · amaods · amdaos · ammados · maados
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Amados" for "ávidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Amados" or "ávidos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Amados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ávidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Amados" and "ávidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asiduos vs ávidos". 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 #28,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.