Which to use
“Avilés” is a name and “avis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,568
- “Avilés” frequency rank
- #46,353
- “avis” frequency rank
- 67921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Avilés | avis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ciudad de España en la provincia de Asturias y próxima a la ciudad de Oviedo en la que se cita a los ganadores del Premio Príncipe de Asturias para recibir su galardón. Es una población industrial que conserva el casco antíguo. | Opinión. |
Where the eye mixes Avilés and avis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Avilés runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against avis's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Avilés and avis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Avilés is [aβ̞iˈles] while avis is [a.vi]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Avilés is recorded at frequency rank #21,568, classified as aname, pronounced [aβ̞iˈles]. avis is at rank #46,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced [a.vi].
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 67921, this pair ranks #35,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Avilés vs avis
Shared letters: aisv. Private to "Avilés": lé. Private to "avis": -.
"Avilés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avis ← abis · aivs · aviss · avsi · avvis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Avilés" and "avis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Avilés" or "avis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Avilés" and "avis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Avilés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Avilés" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis vs avis". 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 #35,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.