Which to use
“asilo” is a noun and “ávido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,980
- “asilo” frequency rank
- #35,837
- “ávido” frequency rank
- 42817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asilo | ávido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquier lugar que sirve de refugio para los perseguidos. | Que siente un fuerte e intenso deseo de conseguir o hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes asilo and ávido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. asilo and ávido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses asilo with ávido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: asilo is [aˈsilo] while ávido is [ˈaβ̞ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asilo is recorded at frequency rank #6,980, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈsilo]. ávido is at rank #35,837, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ið̞o].
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 42817, this pair ranks #146,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of asilo vs ávido
Shared letters: io. Private to "asilo": als. Private to "ávido": dvá.
"asilo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ávido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- asilo ← acilo · aislo · asillo · asiol · assilo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "asilo" and "ávido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "asilo" vs "ávido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "asilo" and "ávido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "asilo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ávido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asilo" and "ávido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alió vs ávido". 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 #146,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.