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Which to use

“ávido” and “ávidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,837
“ávido” frequency rank
#47,499
“ávidos” frequency rank
83336
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ávido ávidos
Definition Que siente un fuerte e intenso deseo de conseguir o hacer algo. Forma del plural de ávido.

Where the eye mixes ávido and ávidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
ávido
6 ch
ávidos

Why the eye confuses ávido with ávidos

A purely visual mix-up. ávido ([ˈaβ̞ið̞o]) and ávidos ([ˈaβ̞ið̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ávido” sits inside “ávidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ávido is recorded at frequency rank #35,837, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ið̞o]. ávidos is at rank #47,499, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ið̞os].

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 83336, this pair ranks #8,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ávido vs ávidos

Shared letters: diová. Private to "ávido": -. Private to "ávidos": s.

"ávido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "ávidos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ávido" and "ávidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaβ̞ið̞o] versus [ˈaβ̞ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ávido" vs "ávidos" - which ranks higher?
"ávido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,837 in our Spanish list, against #47,499 for "ávidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ávido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ávidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ávido" and "ávidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asiduos vs ávidos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #8,240 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