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“Aquiles” and “Avilés” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,505
- “Aquiles” frequency rank
- #21,568
- “Avilés” frequency rank
- 38073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aquiles | Avilés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Un héroe de la guerra de Troya y uno de los principales protagonistas y más grandes guerreros de la Ilíada de Homero. Leyendas sostienen que sólo tenía una debilidad: su talón; de ahí sale la expresión el talón de Aquiles y en anatomía el tendón de Aquiles. | Ciudad de España en la provincia de Asturias y próxima a la ciudad de Oviedo en la que se cita a los ganadores del Premio Príncipe de Asturias para recibir su galardón. Es una población industrial que conserva el casco antíguo. |
Where the eye mixes Aquiles and Avilés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Aquiles runs 7 letters (VCVVCVC) against Avilés's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Aquiles vs Avilés
A purely visual mix-up. Aquiles ([aˈkiles]) and Avilés ([aβ̞iˈles]) 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 38073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aquiles is recorded at frequency rank #16,505, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈkiles]. Avilés is at rank #21,568, tagged as aname, pronounced [aβ̞iˈles].
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 38073, this pair ranks #171,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Aquiles vs Avilés
Shared letters: ails. Private to "Aquiles": equ. Private to "Avilés": vé.
"Aquiles" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "Avilés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Aquiles ← aqiules · aqquiles · aquiels · aquiless · aquilles · aquilse · aqulies · auqiles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Aquiles" and "Avilés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Aquiles" or "Avilés"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aquiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Avilés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aquiles" and "Avilés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ávidos vs Avilés". 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 #171,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.