Which to use
“ánimas” and “animes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,836
- “ánimas” frequency rank
- #27,093
- “animes” frequency rank
- 62929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ánimas | animes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aviso que se da a los fieles tocando las campanas de la iglesia para que pidan por la salvación de las almas del purgatorio. | Forma del plural de anime. |
Where the eye mixes ánimas and animes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ánimas and animes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ánimas vs animes
A purely visual mix-up. ánimas ([ˈanimas]) and animes ([aˈnimes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ánimas is recorded at frequency rank #35,836, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanimas]. animes is at rank #27,093, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈnimes].
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 62929, this pair ranks #50,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ánimas vs animes
Shared letters: aimns. Private to "ánimas": á. Private to "animes": e.
"ánimas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "animes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- animes ← ainmes · aniems · animess · animmes · animse · anmies · annimes · naimes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ánimas" for "animes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ánimas" or "animes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ánimas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "animes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ánimas" and "animes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ánimas vs axiomas". 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 #50,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.