Which to use
“avalado” and “avalan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,501
- “avalado” frequency rank
- #33,436
- “avalan” frequency rank
- 62937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avalado | avalan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de avalar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de avalar. |
Where the eye mixes avalado and avalan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses avalado with avalan
A purely visual mix-up. avalado ([aβ̞aˈlað̞o]) and avalan ([aˈβ̞alãn]) 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 62937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avalado is recorded at frequency rank #29,501, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞aˈlað̞o]. avalan is at rank #33,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞alãn].
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 62937, this pair ranks #50,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of avalado vs avalan
Shared letters: alv. Private to "avalado": do. Private to "avalan": n.
"avalado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "avalan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "avalado" for "avalan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "avalado" vs "avalan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "avalado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avalan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avalado" and "avalan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aslan vs avalan". 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 #50,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.