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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.
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?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "afiliaciones" or "ampliaciones" show up more?
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.