aesvsamasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,355
“aes” frequency rank
#5,171
“amas” frequency rank
48526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aes amas
Definition Fácil. Forma del femenino plural de amos, variante de ambos.

Where the eye mixes aes and amas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
aes
4 ch
amas

Visual trap between aes and amas

A purely visual mix-up. aes ([ˈɛːs]) and amas ([ˈamas]) 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 48526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aes is recorded at frequency rank #43,355, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛːs]. amas is at rank #5,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈamas].

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 48526, this pair ranks #113,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aes vs amas

Shared letters: as. Private to "aes": e. Private to "amas": m.

"aes" · 3 letters · shape VVC  ·  "amas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amasaams · amass · ammas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aes" and "amas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɛːs] versus [ˈamas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aes" vs "amas" - which ranks higher?
"amas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,171 in our Spanish list, against #43,355 for "aes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "amas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #113,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aes" and "amas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aes vs apis". 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 #113,999 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