Which to use
“apio” and “avión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,034
- “apio” frequency rank
- #1,757
- “avión” frequency rank
- 30791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apio | avión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Apium graveolens) Planta anual herbácea, de la familia de las apiáceas, que alcanza 1 m de altura, con tallos gruesos y carnosos, hojas pinnadas o bipinnadas con foliolos en forma de rombo, flores en umbela, de color blanco o amarillento y muy pequeñas, y frutos ovoides de hasta 2 mm de diámetro. Se cultiva desde la Antigüedad por sus pencas comestibles y sus raíces, así como por el aceite esencial que se obtiene de sus frutos | (Delichon spp., Riparia spp., Hirundo spp.) Ave insectívora de la familia Hirundinidae de cuerpo fusiforme y alas largas, cola ahorquillada y pico corto. |
Where the eye mixes apio and avión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. apio runs 4 letters (VCVV) against avión's 5 (VCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apio vs avión
A purely visual mix-up. apio ([ˈapjo]) and avión ([aˈβ̞jõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apio is recorded at frequency rank #29,034, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapjo]. avión is at rank #1,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞jõn].
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 30791, this pair ranks #210,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apio vs avión
Shared letters: ai. Private to "apio": op. Private to "avión": nvó.
"apio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "avión" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apio ← aipo · apoi · appio · paio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apio" for "avión" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apio" vs "avión" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apio" and "avión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apio vs apis". 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 #210,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.