Which to use
“ávidos” is an adjective and “avisados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,499
- “ávidos” frequency rank
- #44,570
- “avisados” frequency rank
- 92069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ávidos | avisados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ávido. | Forma del plural de avisado, participio de avisar. |
Where the eye mixes ávidos and avisados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ávidos runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against avisados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ávidos vs avisados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ávidos is [ˈaβ̞ið̞os] while avisados is [aβ̞iˈsað̞os]. 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 (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ávidos is recorded at frequency rank #47,499, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ið̞os]. avisados is at rank #44,570, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞iˈsað̞os].
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 92069, this pair ranks #1,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ávidos vs avisados
Shared letters: diosv. Private to "ávidos": á. Private to "avisados": a.
"ávidos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avisados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avisados ← abisados · aivsados · aviasdos · avisaddos · avisadoss · avisadso · avisaods · avisdaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ávidos" and "avisados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ávidos" or "avisados"?
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 "ávidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avisados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ávidos" and "avisados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asiduos vs ávidos". 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 #1,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.