Which to use
“avales” is a noun and “avances” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,973
- “avales” frequency rank
- #4,971
- “avances” frequency rank
- 42944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avales | avances |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de aval. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de avanzar. |
Where the eye mixes avales and avances
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. avales runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against avances's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: avales vs avances
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: avales is [aˈβ̞ales] while avances is [aˈβ̞ãnses]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avales is recorded at frequency rank #37,973, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ales]. avances is at rank #4,971, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ãnses].
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 42944, this pair ranks #145,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avales vs avances
Shared letters: aesv. Private to "avales": l. Private to "avances": cn.
"avales" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avances" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "avales" and "avances" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "avales" or "avances" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "avales" and "avances" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "avales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avances" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avales" and "avances" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añades vs avales". 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 #145,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.