Which to use
“afecciones” and “aficiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,011
- “afecciones” frequency rank
- #24,712
- “aficiones” frequency rank
- 48723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afecciones | aficiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de afección. | Forma del plural de afición. |
Where the eye mixes afecciones and aficiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: afecciones vs aficiones
A purely visual mix-up. afecciones ([afekˈsjones]) and aficiones ([afiˈsjones]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afecciones is recorded at frequency rank #24,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [afekˈsjones]. aficiones is at rank #24,712, tagged as anoun, pronounced [afiˈsjones].
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 48723, this pair ranks #112,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afecciones vs aficiones
Shared letters: acefinos. Private to "afecciones": -. Private to "aficiones": -.
"afecciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC · "aficiones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- afecciones ← aefcciones · afceciones · afeccinoes · afeccioens · afeccioness · afeccionnes · afeccionse · afeccoines
- aficiones ← afciiones · afficiones · aficciones · aficinoes · aficioens · aficioness · aficionnes · aficionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afecciones" for "aficiones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "afecciones" vs "aficiones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "afecciones" and "aficiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "afecciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aficiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afecciones" and "aficiones" 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 #112,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.