# an vs ay

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### an
*noun · IPA [an] · frequency rank #3,030*
Año.

### ay
*intj · IPA [ˈaj] · frequency rank #1,538*
Expresa dolor o pena.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/an-vs-ay