# afán vs ama

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### afán
*noun · IPA [aˈfãn] · frequency rank #9,759*
Ansia, solicitud, congoja, anhelo vehemente.

### ama
*noun · IPA [ˈama] · frequency rank #2,328*
Mujer casada responsable del hogar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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