Which to use
“ange” and “año” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,120
- “ange” frequency rank
- #100
- “año” frequency rank
- 40220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ange | año |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ángel. | Intervalo de tiempo que tarda la Tierra en hacer una revolución alrededor del Sol. El año se compone de 365 días y cuarto aproximadamente. Por eso cada cuatro años el año civil tiene un día más. |
Where the eye mixes ange and año
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ange vs año
A purely visual mix-up. ange (/ɑ̃ʒ/) and año ([ˈaɲo]) 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 40220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ange is recorded at frequency rank #40,120, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɑ̃ʒ/. año is at rank #100, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɲo].
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 40220, this pair ranks #160,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ange vs año
Shared letters: a. Private to "ange": egn. Private to "año": oñ.
"ange" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "año" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ange ← aneg · angge · annge · nage
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ange" for "año" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ange" or "año" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ange" and "año" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "año" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ange" and "año" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ange vs anta". 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 #160,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.