unevsusesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,598
“une” frequency rank
#13,811
“uses” frequency rank
17409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature une uses
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de unir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de usar o de usarse.

Where the eye mixes une and uses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
une
4 ch
uses

Look-alike desk: une vs uses

A purely visual mix-up. une ([ˈune]) and uses ([ˈuses]) 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 17409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

une is recorded at frequency rank #3,598, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈune]. uses is at rank #13,811, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈuses].

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 17409, this pair ranks #272,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of une vs uses

Shared letters: eu. Private to "une": n. Private to "uses": s.

"une" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "uses" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • usessues · uces · uess · usess · usse · usses

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "une" for "uses" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈune] versus [ˈuses]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "une" vs "uses" - which ranks higher?
"une" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,598 in our Spanish list, against #13,811 for "uses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "une" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "uses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #272,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "une" and "uses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "urea vs uses". 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 #272,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list