annavsaúnWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#4,763
“anna” frequency rank
#240
“aún” frequency rank
5003
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anna aún
Definition Segunda persona singular, imperativo de antaa. Indica que el hecho persiste en el presente, aunque pueda cambiar en lo sucesivo..

Where the eye mixes anna and aún

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
anna
3 ch
aún

Look-alike desk: anna vs aún

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anna is [ˈɑ̝nːɑ̝] while aún is [aˈũn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anna is recorded at frequency rank #4,763, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɑ̝nːɑ̝]. 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 5003, this pair ranks #314,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of anna vs aún

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

"anna" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "aún" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • annaanan · nana

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "anna" and "aún" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "anna" is a verb and "aún" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "anna" vs "aún" - which ranks higher?
"aún" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #240 in our Spanish list, against #4,763 for "anna". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "anna" and "aún" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anna" 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 #314,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anna" and "aún" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anna 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 #314,719 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