Which to use
“avancen” and “avances” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,449
- “avancen” frequency rank
- #4,971
- “avances” frequency rank
- 54420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avancen | avances |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de avanzar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de avanzar. |
Where the eye mixes avancen and avances
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. avancen and avances follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: avancen vs avances
A purely visual mix-up. avancen ([aˈβ̞ãnsẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “avancen” becomes s in “avances”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avancen is recorded at frequency rank #49,449, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ãnsẽn]. 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 54420, this pair ranks #83,381 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avancen vs avances
Shared letters: acenv. Private to "avancen": -. Private to "avances": s.
"avancen" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "avances" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "avancen" 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 #83,381 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avancen" and "avances" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "advance 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 #83,381 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.