Which to use
“uns” is a pronoun and “urnas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,514
- “uns” frequency rank
- #7,931
- “urnas” frequency rank
- 47445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uns | urnas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del acusativo de wir. | Forma del plural de urna. |
Where the eye mixes uns and urnas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. uns runs 3 letters (VCC) against urnas's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: uns vs urnas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: uns is /ʊns/ while urnas is [ˈuɾnas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uns is recorded at frequency rank #39,514, classified as apron, pronounced /ʊns/. urnas is at rank #7,931, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈuɾnas].
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 47445, this pair ranks #120,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of uns vs urnas
Shared letters: nsu. Private to "uns": -. Private to "urnas": ar.
"uns" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "urnas" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- urnas ← runas · unras · urans · urnass · urnnas · urnsa · urrnas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "uns" and "urnas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "uns" or "urnas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "uns" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "urnas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uns" and "urnas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "uns vs UPN". 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 #120,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.