Which to use
“avala” and “avalar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,874
- “avala” frequency rank
- #38,513
- “avalar” frequency rank
- 66387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avala | avalar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de avalar. | Responder con el dinero y las propiedades de uno mismo por las deudas que pueda contraer otra persona. Servir de fiador, avalista o avalador. |
Where the eye mixes avala and avalar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between avala and avalar
A purely visual mix-up. avala ([aˈβ̞ala]) and avalar ([aβ̞aˈlaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “avala” sits inside “avalar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avala is recorded at frequency rank #27,874, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ala]. avalar is at rank #38,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞aˈlaɾ].
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 66387, this pair ranks #40,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of avala vs avalar
Shared letters: alv. Private to "avala": -. Private to "avalar": r.
"avala" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "avalar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "avala" for "avalar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "avala" vs "avalar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "avala" and "avalar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "avala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avalar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avala" and "avalar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afilar vs avalar". 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 #40,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.