así vs az, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#55
“así” frequency rank: #31,221
“az” frequency rank: 31276
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	así	az
Definition	De este modo o forma.	Poco.

Where the eye mixes así and az

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch

así

2 ch

Look-alike desk: así vs az

A purely visual mix-up. así ([aˈsi]) and az ([ɑz]) 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 31276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

así is recorded at frequency rank #55, classified as anadv, pronounced [aˈsi]. az is at rank #31,221, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ɑz].

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 31276, this pair ranks #207,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of así vs az

Shared letters: a. Private to "así": sí. Private to "az": z.

"así" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "az" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "así" and "az" mean the same thing in a sentence?

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

In ordinary Spanish text, does "así" or "az" show up more?

"así" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #55 in our Spanish list, against #31,221 for "az". 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 "así" and "az" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "así" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "az" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #207,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"así" and "az" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atl vs az". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #207,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.