APIvsaveWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“API” and “ave” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,027
“API” frequency rank
#5,694
“ave” frequency rank
24721
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature API ave
Definition Conjunto de especificaciones e implementación de comunicación entre componentes software. Se trata de de un conjunto de funciones o llamadas al sistema o bien un conjuto de clases y sus métodos cuyo propósito es ofrecer acceso a los servicios de un sistema. Animal vertebrado, ovíparo, de respiración pulmonar y sangre de temperatura constante, pico córneo, cuerpo cubierto de plumas, con dos patas y dos alas aptas por lo común para el vuelo. En el estado embrionario tiene amnios y alantoides

Where the eye mixes API and ave

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
API
3 ch
ave

Visual trap between API and ave

A purely visual mix-up. API ([ˈapi]) and ave ([ˈaβ̞e]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

API is recorded at frequency rank #19,027, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapi]. ave is at rank #5,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaβ̞e].

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 24721, this pair ranks #239,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of API vs ave

Shared letters: a. Private to "API": ip. Private to "ave": ev.

"API" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "ave" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "API" and "ave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapi] versus [ˈaβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "API" or "ave" show up more?
"ave" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,694 in our Spanish list, against #19,027 for "API". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "API" and "ave" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "API" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #239,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "API" and "ave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "API vs apis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #239,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list