asesoravsasesoríaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: asesora is a verb, asesoría is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“asesora” is a verb and “asesoría” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,777
“asesora” frequency rank
#11,166
“asesoría” frequency rank
26943
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asesora asesoría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asesorar o de asesorarse. Oficio u ocupación de asesor.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set asesora and asesoría apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
asesora
8 ch
asesoría

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: asesora is [aseˈsoɾa] while asesoría is [asesoˈɾia]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asesora is recorded at frequency rank #15,777, classified as averb, pronounced [aseˈsoɾa]. asesoría is at rank #11,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [asesoˈɾia].

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 26943, this pair ranks #229,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asesora vs asesoría

Shared letters: aeors. Private to "asesora": -. Private to "asesoría": í.

"asesora" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "asesoría" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asesoraacesora · aessora · aseosra · asesoar · asesorra · asesroa · asessora · asseora

Frequency comparison

asesora#15,777
asesoría#11,166

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "asesora" and "asesoría" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "asesora" is a verb and "asesoría" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "asesora" or "asesoría"?
"asesoría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,166 in our Spanish list, against #15,777 for "asesora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering asesora vs asesoría

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “asesora”; for a noun, it's “asesoría”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “asesora” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list