Which to use
“afección” and “afecciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,290
- “afección” frequency rank
- #24,011
- “afecciones” frequency rank
- 47301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afección | afecciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apego o inclinación de una persona a otra por afecto o cariño. | Forma del plural de afección. |
Where the eye mixes afección and afecciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: afección vs afecciones
A purely visual mix-up. afección ([afekˈsjõn]) and afecciones ([afekˈsjones]) 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 47301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afección is recorded at frequency rank #23,290, classified as anoun, pronounced [afekˈsjõn]. afecciones is at rank #24,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced [afekˈsjones].
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 47301, this pair ranks #120,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afección vs afecciones
Shared letters: acefin. Private to "afección": ó. Private to "afecciones": os.
"afección" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "afecciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- afecciones ← aefcciones · afceciones · afeccinoes · afeccioens · afeccioness · afeccionnes · afeccionse · afeccoines
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afección" and "afecciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "afección" vs "afecciones" - which ranks higher?
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 "afección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afecciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afección" and "afecciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afecciones vs afectaciones". 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 #120,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.