Which to use
“avance” is a noun and “avanzó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,964
- “avance” frequency rank
- #15,287
- “avanzó” frequency rank
- 18251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avance | avanzó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Película de corta duración que anuncia un largometraje antes de su exhibición. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de avanzar. |
Where the eye mixes avance and avanzó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: avance vs avanzó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: avance is [aˈβ̞ãnse] while avanzó is [aβ̞ãnˈso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avance is recorded at frequency rank #2,964, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ãnse]. avanzó is at rank #15,287, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ãnˈso].
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 18251, this pair ranks #268,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of avance vs avanzó
Shared letters: anv. Private to "avance": ce. Private to "avanzó": zó.
"avance" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "avanzó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- avance ← aavnce · abance · avacne · avancce · avanec · avannce · avanse · avnace
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "avance" for "avanzó" ever safe?
Frequency check: "avance" vs "avanzó" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "avance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avanzó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avance" and "avanzó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avance vs avancen". 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 #268,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.