# onza vs oz

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### onza
*noun · IPA [ˈõnsa] · frequency rank #36,194*
Unidad de masa, equivalente a 28,7 g. o a 1/16 de libra.

### oz
*abbrev · IPA /aʊns/ · frequency rank #16,661*
Abreviatura de ounce ('onza').

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/onza-vs-oz