Which to use
“ave” and “avis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,694
- “ave” frequency rank
- #46,353
- “avis” frequency rank
- 52047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ave | avis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Animal vertebrado, ovíparo, de respiración pulmonar y sangre de temperatura constante, pico córneo, cuerpo cubierto de plumas, con dos patas y dos alas aptas por lo común para el vuelo. En el estado embrionario tiene amnios y alantoides | Opinión. |
Where the eye mixes ave and avis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ave and avis
A purely visual mix-up. ave ([ˈaβ̞e]) and avis ([a.vi]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ave is recorded at frequency rank #5,694, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaβ̞e]. avis is at rank #46,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced [a.vi].
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 52047, this pair ranks #94,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ave vs avis
Shared letters: av. Private to "ave": e. Private to "avis": is.
"ave" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avis ← abis · aivs · aviss · avsi · avvis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ave" for "avis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ave" or "avis"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ave" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis vs avis". 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 #94,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.