Which to use
“esas” is a pronoun and “eses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #331
- “esas” frequency rank
- #45,307
- “eses” frequency rank
- 45638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esas | eses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se reifere vagamente a una situación, argumento o circunstancia frente a la cual se tiene una reacción negativa, reprobatoria o escéptica. | Forma del plural de ese₁ (la letra). |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set esas and eses apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: esas is [ˈesas] while eses is [ˈeses]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “esas” becomes e in “eses”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esas is recorded at frequency rank #331, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈesas]. eses is at rank #45,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeses].
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 45638, this pair ranks #130,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of esas vs eses
Shared letters: es. Private to "esas": a. Private to "eses": -.
"esas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "eses" · 4 letters · shape VCVC