Which to use
“esas” is a pronoun and “esos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #331
- “esas” frequency rank
- #246
- “esos” frequency rank
- 577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esas | esos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ese₂. |
Where the eye mixes esas and esos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: esas vs esos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: esas is [ˈesas] while esos is [ˈesos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “esas” becomes o in “esos”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esas is recorded at frequency rank #331, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈesas]. esos is at rank #246, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈesos].
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 577, this pair ranks #323,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of esas vs esos
Shared letters: es. Private to "esas": a. Private to "esos": o.
"esas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "esos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "esas" for "esos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "esas" or "esos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "esas" and "esos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "esas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esas" and "esos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edson vs esos". 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 #323,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.