Which to use
“amenazan” is a verb and “amenazas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,836
- “amenazan” frequency rank
- #4,136
- “amenazas” frequency rank
- 17972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amenazan | amenazas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de amenazar. | Forma del plural de amenaza. |
Where the eye mixes amenazan and amenazas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. amenazan and amenazas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: amenazan vs amenazas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amenazan is [ameˈnasãn] while amenazas is [ameˈnasas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “amenazan” becomes s in “amenazas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amenazan is recorded at frequency rank #13,836, classified as averb, pronounced [ameˈnasãn]. amenazas is at rank #4,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ameˈnasas].
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 17972, this pair ranks #269,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amenazan vs amenazas
Shared letters: aemnz. Private to "amenazan": -. Private to "amenazas": s.
"amenazan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "amenazas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amenazan" and "amenazas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "amenazan" or "amenazas" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "amenazan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amenazas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amenazan" and "amenazas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amenazaban vs amenazan". 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 #269,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.