asevsaviséConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#30,766
“ase” frequency rank
#40,664
“avisé” frequency rank
71430
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ase avisé
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de asar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de avisar.

Where the eye mixes ase and avisé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ase runs 3 letters (VCV) against avisé's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
ase
5 ch
avisé

Look-alike desk: ase vs avisé

A purely visual mix-up. ase ([ˈase]) and avisé ([aβ̞iˈse]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ase is recorded at frequency rank #30,766, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈase]. avisé is at rank #40,664, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞iˈse].

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 71430, this pair ranks #27,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ase vs avisé

Shared letters: as. Private to "ase": e. Private to "avisé": ivé.

"ase" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "avisé" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ase" and "avisé" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈase] versus [aβ̞iˈse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ase" or "avisé" show up more?
"ase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,766 in our Spanish list, against #40,664 for "avisé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "avisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ase" and "avisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis vs avisé". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #27,532 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