# animan vs animar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### animan
*verb · IPA [aˈnimãn] · frequency rank #19,308*
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de animar o de animarse.

### animar
*verb · IPA [aniˈmaɾ] · frequency rank #12,524*
Dar o insuflar ánimo, valor o confianza.

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