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.
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?
Frequency check: "ávido" vs "ávidos" - which ranks higher?
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.