aún vs av, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“aún” is an adverb and “av” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#240
“aún” frequency rank: #4,858
“av” frequency rank: 5098
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	aún	av
Definition	Indica que el hecho persiste en el presente, aunque pueda cambiar en lo sucesivo..	Decimoprimer mes del calendario hebreo, de 30 días de duración. La conmemoración de Tishá Beav tiene lugar en este mes.

Where the eye mixes aún and av

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch

aún

2 ch

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aún is [aˈũn] while av is [ˈaβ̞]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aún is recorded at frequency rank #240, classified as anadv, pronounced [aˈũn]. av is at rank #4,858, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaβ̞].

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 5098, this pair ranks #314,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aún vs av

Shared letters: a. Private to "aún": nú. Private to "av": v.

"aún" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "av" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aún" and "av" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aún" is an adverb and "av" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "aún" or "av"?

"aún" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #240 in our Spanish list, against #4,858 for "av". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "aún" and "av". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "aún" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "av" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #314,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"aún" and "av" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atl vs av". Nearby pair

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