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

#28,642
“ases” frequency rank
#46,353
“avis” frequency rank
74995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ases avis
Definition Forma del plural de as. Opinión.

Where the eye mixes ases and avis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ases and avis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
ases
4 ch
avis

Visual trap between ases and avis

A purely visual mix-up. ases ([ˈases]) and avis ([a.vi]) 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 74995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ases is recorded at frequency rank #28,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈases]. avis is at rank #46,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced [a.vi].

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 74995, this pair ranks #20,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ases vs avis

Shared letters: as. Private to "ases": e. Private to "avis": iv.

"ases" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ases ← aess · asess · asse · asses
  • avis ← abis · aivs · aviss · avsi · avvis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ases" for "avis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈases] versus [a.vi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ases" or "avis" show up more?
"ases" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,642 in our Spanish list, against #46,353 for "avis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ases" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ases" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis vs avis". 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 #20,377 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