averíavsavrilConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
avería
5 ch
avril

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?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞eˈɾia] versus [ɑ.vʁil]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "avería" or "avril" show up more?
"avería" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,314 in our Spanish list, against #44,571 for "avril". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list