Which to use
“avancemos” and “avances” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,352
- “avancemos” frequency rank
- #4,971
- “avances” frequency rank
- 51323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avancemos | avances |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de avanzar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de avanzar. |
Where the eye mixes avancemos and avances
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. avancemos runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against avances's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: avancemos vs avances
A purely visual mix-up. avancemos ([aβ̞ãnˈsemos]) and avances ([aˈβ̞ãnses]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avancemos is recorded at frequency rank #46,352, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ãnˈsemos]. 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 51323, this pair ranks #98,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avancemos vs avances
Shared letters: acensv. Private to "avancemos": mo. Private to "avances": -.
"avancemos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "avances" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "avancemos" and "avances" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "avancemos" 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 #98,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avancemos" and "avances" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avancemos vs avanzamos". 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 #98,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.