asesinavsasesinoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#10,976
“asesina” frequency rank
#3,610
“asesino” frequency rank
14586
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asesina asesino
Definition Forma del femenino singular de asesino. Que asesina o ha asesinado, en especial si lo tiene por hábito, inclinación u oficio.

Where the eye mixes asesina and asesino

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. asesina and asesino follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
asesina
7 ch
asesino

Look-alike desk: asesina vs asesino

A purely visual mix-up. asesina ([aseˈsina]) and asesino ([aseˈsino]) 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 a single letter - a in “asesina” becomes o in “asesino”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asesina is recorded at frequency rank #10,976, classified as anadj, pronounced [aseˈsina]. asesino is at rank #3,610, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aseˈsino].

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 14586, this pair ranks #283,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of asesina vs asesino

Shared letters: aeins. Private to "asesina": -. Private to "asesino": o.

"asesina" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "asesino" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asesinaacecina · aessina · aseisna · asesian · asesinna · asesnia · asessina · asseina
  • asesinoacecino · aessino · aseisno · asesinno · asesion · asesnio · asessino · asseino

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asesina" for "asesino" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aseˈsina] versus [aseˈsino]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "asesina" or "asesino"?
"asesino" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,610 in our Spanish list, against #10,976 for "asesina". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "asesina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asesino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #283,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asesina" and "asesino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asesino vs Avelino". 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 #283,537 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