Which to use
“esa” and “esas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #94
- “esa” frequency rank
- #331
- “esas” frequency rank
- 425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esa | esas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se emplea para indicar o señalar algo o a alguien próximo al interlocutor, o referirse a algo que este acaba de mencionar. Designa también algo menos cercano en el tiempo o en el espacio que lo indicado por el pronombre "esta". | Se reifere vagamente a una situación, argumento o circunstancia frente a la cual se tiene una reacción negativa, reprobatoria o escéptica. |
Where the eye mixes esa and esas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses esa with esas
A purely visual mix-up. esa ([ˈesa]) and esas ([ˈesas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “esa” sits inside “esas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esa is recorded at frequency rank #94, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈesa]. esas is at rank #331, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈesas].
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 425, this pair ranks #323,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of esa vs esas
Shared letters: aes. Private to "esa": -. Private to "esas": -.
"esa" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "esas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- esas ← eass · esass · essa · essas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "esa" for "esas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "esa" or "esas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "esa" and "esas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "esa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esa" and "esas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPL vs esa". 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 #323,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.