Which to use
“avalan” and “avalar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,436
- “avalan” frequency rank
- #38,513
- “avalar” frequency rank
- 71949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avalan | avalar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 avalan and avalar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses avalan with avalar
A purely visual mix-up. avalan ([aˈβ̞alãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “avalan” becomes r in “avalar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avalan is recorded at frequency rank #33,436, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞alãn]. 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 71949, this pair ranks #26,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of avalan vs avalar
Shared letters: alv. Private to "avalan": n. Private to "avalar": r.
"avalan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avalar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "avalan" and "avalar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "avalan" or "avalar" show up more?
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 "avalan" 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 #26,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avalan" 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 #26,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.