AdánvsannWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Adán is a name, ann is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Adán” is a name and “ann” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,292
“Adán” frequency rank
#10,446
“ann” frequency rank
22738
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Adán ann
Definition Nombre de pila de varón. Ahí, allí.

Letter map: Adán vs ann

Shared letters muted; letters that set Adán and ann apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Adán
3 ch
ann

Part-of-speech tell for Adán / ann

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Adán is aname and annanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22738, 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]. ann is at rank #10,446, tagged as anadv.

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 22738, this pair ranks #248,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Adán vs ann

Shared letters: an. Private to "Adán": . Private to "ann": -.

"Adán" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "ann" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Adán" for "ann" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Adán" is a name and "ann" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Adán" or "ann"?
"ann" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,446 in our Spanish list, against #12,292 for "Adán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Adán" and "ann".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Adán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Adán" and "ann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ann vs anta". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #248,952 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