Which to use
“avería” is a noun and “averigua” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,314
- “avería” frequency rank
- #18,161
- “averigua” frequency rank
- 41475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avería | averigua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Establecimiento o lugar donde se crían aves o pájaros para el beneficio humano. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de averiguar. |
Where the eye mixes avería and averigua
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. avería runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against averigua's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses avería with averigua
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: avería is [aβ̞eˈɾia] while averigua is [aβ̞eˈɾiɣ̞wa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 41475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avería is recorded at frequency rank #23,314, classified as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞eˈɾia]. averigua is at rank #18,161, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞eˈɾiɣ̞wa].
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 41475, this pair ranks #153,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avería vs averigua
Shared letters: aerv. Private to "avería": í. Private to "averigua": giu.
"avería" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "averigua" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- averigua ← aberigua · aevrigua · aveirgua · avergiua · averigau · averiggua · averiuga · averrigua
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "avería" and "averigua" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "avería" vs "averigua" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "avería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "averigua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avería" and "averigua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avería vs azerí". 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 #153,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.