andenvsannTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#22,256
“anden” frequency rank
#10,446
“ann” frequency rank
32702
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anden ann
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de andar. Ahí, allí.

Letter map: anden vs ann

Shared letters muted; letters that set anden and ann apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
anden
3 ch
ann

Role in the sentence - anden and ann

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: anden is averb and annanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anden is recorded at frequency rank #22,256, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈãn̪d̪ẽn]. 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 32702, this pair ranks #200,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of anden vs ann

Shared letters: an. Private to "anden": de. Private to "ann": -.

"anden" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "ann" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • andenadnen · andden · andenn · andne · anedn · annden · naden

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "anden" for "ann" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "anden" is a verb and "ann" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "anden" or "ann"?
"ann" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,446 in our Spanish list, against #22,256 for "anden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "anden" 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 #200,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anden" and "ann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añades vs anden". 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 #200,628 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