avisévsavisoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: avisé is a verb, aviso is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“avisé” is a verb and “aviso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,664
“avisé” frequency rank
#2,592
“aviso” frequency rank
43256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature avisé aviso
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de avisar. Advertencia o indicación que se transmite a alguien.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avisé and aviso apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
avisé
5 ch
aviso

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: avisé is [aβ̞iˈse] while aviso is [aˈβ̞iso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - é in “avisé” becomes o in “aviso”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

avisé is recorded at frequency rank #40,664, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞iˈse]. aviso is at rank #2,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞iso].

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 43256, this pair ranks #143,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of avisé vs aviso

Shared letters: aisv. Private to "avisé": é. Private to "aviso": o.

"avisé" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "aviso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • avisoabiso · aivso · avios · avisso · avsio · avviso · vaiso

Frequency comparison

avisé#40,664
aviso#2,592

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avisé" and "aviso" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "avisé" is a verb and "aviso" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "avisé" or "aviso"?
"aviso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,592 in our Spanish list, against #40,664 for "avisé". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering avisé vs aviso

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “avisé”; for a noun, it's “aviso”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avisé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list