Which to use
“amigos” and “ávidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #300
- “amigos” frequency rank
- #47,499
- “ávidos” frequency rank
- 47799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amigos | ávidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del masculino plural de amigo. | Forma del plural de ávido. |
Where the eye mixes amigos and ávidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. amigos and ávidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses amigos with ávidos
A purely visual mix-up. amigos ([aˈmiɣ̞os]) and ávidos ([ˈaβ̞ið̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amigos is recorded at frequency rank #300, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈmiɣ̞os]. 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 47799, this pair ranks #118,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amigos vs ávidos
Shared letters: ios. Private to "amigos": agm. Private to "ávidos": dvá.
"amigos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ávidos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amigos ← aimgos · amgios · amiggos · amigoss · amigso · amiogs · ammigos · maigos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amigos" for "ávidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amigos" vs "ávidos" - 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 "amigos" 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 #118,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amigos" 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 #118,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.