Which to use
“Adán” is a name and “alas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,292
- “Adán” frequency rank
- #3,666
- “alas” frequency rank
- 15958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adán | alas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de varón. | Forma del plural de ala. |
Where the eye mixes Adán and alas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Adán vs alas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adán is [aˈð̞ãn] while alas is [ˈalas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adán is recorded at frequency rank #12,292, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈð̞ãn]. alas is at rank #3,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈalas].
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 15958, this pair ranks #278,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Adán vs alas
Shared letters: a. Private to "Adán": dná. Private to "alas": ls.
"Adán" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "alas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alas ← aals · alass · allas · alsa · laas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Adán" for "alas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Adán" vs "alas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Adán" and "alas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adán" and "alas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adán vs aslan". 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 #278,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.