Which to use
“avería” and “avril” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,314
- “avería” frequency rank
- #44,571
- “avril” frequency rank
- 67885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avería | avril |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Establecimiento o lugar donde se crían aves o pájaros para el beneficio humano. | Abril. |
Where the eye mixes avería and avril
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. avería runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against avril's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses avería with avril
A purely visual mix-up. avería ([aβ̞eˈɾia]) and avril ([ɑ.vʁil]) 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 67885, 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]. avril is at rank #44,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɑ.vʁil].
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 67885, this pair ranks #35,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of avería vs avril
Shared letters: arv. Private to "avería": eí. Private to "avril": il.
"avería" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "avril" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avril ← arvil · avirl · avrill · avrli · avrril · avvril · varil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "avería" and "avril" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "avería" or "avril" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "avería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avril" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avería" and "avril" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avis vs avril". 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 #35,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.