avisanvsaviséConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,315
“avisan” frequency rank
#40,664
“avisé” frequency rank
63979
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature avisan avisé
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de avisar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de avisar.

Where the eye mixes avisan and avisé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. avisan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against avisé's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
avisan
5 ch
avisé

Why the eye confuses avisan with avisé

A purely visual mix-up. avisan ([aˈβ̞isãn]) and avisé ([aβ̞iˈse]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

avisan is recorded at frequency rank #23,315, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞isãn]. avisé is at rank #40,664, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞iˈse].

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 63979, this pair ranks #46,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of avisan vs avisé

Shared letters: aisv. Private to "avisan": n. Private to "avisé": é.

"avisan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "avisé" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • avisan ← abisan · aivsan · aviasn · avisann · avisna · avissan · avsian · avvisan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avisan" and "avisé" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞isãn] versus [aβ̞iˈse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "avisan" or "avisé"?
"avisan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,315 in our Spanish list, against #40,664 for "avisé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "avisan" and "avisé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "avisan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "avisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #46,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "avisan" and "avisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis vs avisé". 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 #46,977 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