afiliacionesvsampliacionesWhat's the difference?

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“afiliaciones” and “ampliaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,230
“afiliaciones” frequency rank
#29,920
“ampliaciones” frequency rank
72150
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature afiliaciones ampliaciones
Definition Forma del plural de afiliación. Forma del plural de ampliación.

Where the eye mixes afiliaciones and ampliaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. afiliaciones (VCVCVVCVVCVC) and ampliaciones (VCCCVVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

12 ch
afiliaciones
12 ch
ampliaciones

Look-alike desk: afiliaciones vs ampliaciones

A purely visual mix-up. afiliaciones ([afiljaˈsjones]) and ampliaciones ([ãmpljaˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

afiliaciones is recorded at frequency rank #42,230, classified as anoun, pronounced [afiljaˈsjones]. ampliaciones is at rank #29,920, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ãmpljaˈsjones].

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 72150, this pair ranks #25,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of afiliaciones vs ampliaciones

Shared letters: aceilnos. Private to "afiliaciones": f. Private to "ampliaciones": mp.

"afiliaciones" · 12 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVCVC  ·  "ampliaciones" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • afiliaciones ← affiliaciones · afiilaciones · afilaiciones · afiliacciones · afiliacinoes · afiliacioens · afiliacioness · afiliacionnes
  • ampliaciones ← amlpiaciones · ammpliaciones · ampilaciones · amplaiciones · ampliacciones · ampliacinoes · ampliacioens · ampliacioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "afiliaciones" and "ampliaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([afiljaˈsjones] versus [ãmpljaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "afiliaciones" or "ampliaciones" show up more?
"ampliaciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,920 in our Spanish list, against #42,230 for "afiliaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "afiliaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ampliaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "afiliaciones" and "ampliaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afiliación vs afiliaciones". 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 #25,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list