ann vs aún, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ann” and “aún” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,446
“ann” frequency rank: #240
“aún” frequency rank: 10686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ann	aún
Definition	Ahí, allí.	Indica que el hecho persiste en el presente, aunque pueda cambiar en lo sucesivo..

Letter map: ann vs aún

Shared letters muted; letters that set ann and aún apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch

ann

3 ch

aún

Pair insight - ann / aún

ann and aún are indexed as a confusable Spanish pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - n in “ann” becomes ú in “aún”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ann is recorded at frequency rank #10,446, classified as anadv. aún is at rank #240, tagged as anadv, pronounced [aˈũn].

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 10686, this pair ranks #297,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ann vs aún

Shared letters: an. Private to "ann": -. Private to "aún": ú.

"ann" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "aún" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ann" for "aún" ever safe?

No. They differ by a single letter - n in “ann” becomes ú in “aún”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

In ordinary Spanish text, does "ann" or "aún" show up more?

"aún" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #240 in our Spanish list, against #10,446 for "ann". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pair "ann" vs "aún" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "ann" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "aún" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #297,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ann" and "aún" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ann vs anta". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #297,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.