Which to use
“Avilés” is a name and “hábiles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,568
- “Avilés” frequency rank
- #11,983
- “hábiles” frequency rank
- 33551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Avilés | hábiles |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forma del plural de hábil. |
Same sound, different letters: Avilés vs hábiles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. Avilés runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against hábiles's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: Avilés vs hábiles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Avilés and hábiles carry the same recorded pronunciation, [aβ̞iˈles]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33551, 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]. hábiles is at rank #11,983, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaβ̞iles].
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 33551, this pair ranks #196,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Avilés vs hábiles
Shared letters: ils. Private to "Avilés": avé. Private to "hábiles": behá.
"Avilés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "hábiles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Avilés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hábiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Avilés" and "hábiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ávidos vs Avilés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #196,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.