Which to use
“acepción” and “acepciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,211
- “acepción” frequency rank
- #38,469
- “acepciones” frequency rank
- 66680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acepción | acepciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada uno de los significados de una palabra. | Forma del plural de acepción. |
Where the eye mixes acepción and acepciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acepción runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against acepciones's 10 (VCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acepción and acepciones
A purely visual mix-up. acepción ([asepˈsjõn]) and acepciones ([asepˈsjones]) 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 66680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acepción is recorded at frequency rank #28,211, classified as anoun, pronounced [asepˈsjõn]. acepciones is at rank #38,469, tagged as anoun, pronounced [asepˈsjones].
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 66680, this pair ranks #39,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acepción vs acepciones
Shared letters: aceinp. Private to "acepción": ó. Private to "acepciones": os.
"acepción" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "acepciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acepciones ← accepciones · acecpiones · acepcciones · acepcinoes · acepcioens · acepcioness · acepcionnes · acepcionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acepción" and "acepciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acepción" vs "acepciones" - 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 "acepción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acepciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acepción" and "acepciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acepciones vs adopciones". 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 #39,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.