# yacen vs Yáñez

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### yacen
*verb · IPA [ˈʝasẽn] · frequency rank #32,039*
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de yacer.

### Yáñez
*name · IPA [ˈʝaɲes] · frequency rank #34,404*
Apellido

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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