Which to use
“acción” and “acciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #639
- “acción” frequency rank
- #797
- “acciones” frequency rank
- 1436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acción | acciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto de llevar a cabo algo; desgaste de energía que produce unos resultados. | Forma del plural de acción. |
Where the eye mixes acción and acciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acción runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against acciones's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acción vs acciones
A purely visual mix-up. acción ([akˈsjõn]) and acciones ([akˈsjones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acción is recorded at frequency rank #639, classified as anoun, pronounced [akˈsjõn]. acciones is at rank #797, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akˈsjones].
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 1436, this pair ranks #322,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acción vs acciones
Shared letters: acin. Private to "acción": ó. Private to "acciones": eos.
"acción" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "acciones" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acciones ← accinoes · accioens · accioness · accionnes · accionse · accoines · acicones · aciones
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acción" for "acciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acción" vs "acciones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acción" and "acciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acciona vs acciones". 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 #322,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.