as vs aus, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#1,886
“as” frequency rank: #33,949
“aus” frequency rank: 35835
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	as	aus
Definition	Cada una de las cartas marcadas con la unidad en los juegos de naipes.	Forma del plural de au.

Where the eye mixes as and aus

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

2 ch

3 ch

aus

Look-alike desk: as vs aus

A purely visual mix-up. as ([ˈas]) and aus ([aws]) 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 35835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

as is recorded at frequency rank #1,886, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈas]. aus is at rank #33,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aws].

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 35835, this pair ranks #183,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of as vs aus

Shared letters: as. Private to "as": -. Private to "aus": u.

"as" · 2 letters · shape VC · "aus" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "as" for "aus" ever safe?

No. They are said differently ([ˈas] versus [aws]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "as" or "aus"?

"as" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,886 in our Spanish list, against #33,949 for "aus". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

Full dictionary entry for "as" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "aus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #183,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"as" and "aus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis vs aus". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #183,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.