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

#46,941
“asiduos” frequency rank
#47,499
“ávidos” frequency rank
94440
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asiduos ávidos
Definition Forma del masculino plural de asiduo. Forma del plural de ávido.

Where the eye mixes asiduos and ávidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. asiduos runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against ávidos's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
asiduos
6 ch
ávidos

Look-alike desk: asiduos vs ávidos

A purely visual mix-up. asiduos ([aˈsið̞wos]) and ávidos ([ˈaβ̞ið̞os]) 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 94440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asiduos is recorded at frequency rank #46,941, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈsið̞wos]. ávidos is at rank #47,499, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ið̞os].

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 94440, this pair ranks #825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of asiduos vs ávidos

Shared letters: dios. Private to "asiduos": au. Private to "ávidos": .

"asiduos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "ávidos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asiduosaciduos · aisduos · asdiuos · asidduos · asidous · asiduoss · asiduso · asiudos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asiduos" and "ávidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsið̞wos] versus [ˈaβ̞ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asiduos" or "ávidos" show up more?
"asiduos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,941 in our Spanish list, against #47,499 for "ávidos". 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 "asiduos" and "ávidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asiduos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ávidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asiduos" and "ávidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ávidos 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 #825 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