Which to use
“aleación” and “aleaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,121
- “aleación” frequency rank
- #35,859
- “aleaciones” frequency rank
- 60980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aleación | aleaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sustancia compuesta de una mezcla de dos o más metales o de varios metales con otra sustancia no metálica. | Forma del plural de aleación. |
Where the eye mixes aleación and aleaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aleación runs 8 letters (VCVVCVVC) against aleaciones's 10 (VCVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aleación vs aleaciones
A purely visual mix-up. aleación ([aleaˈsjõn]) and aleaciones ([aleaˈsjones]) 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 60980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aleación is recorded at frequency rank #25,121, classified as anoun, pronounced [aleaˈsjõn]. aleaciones is at rank #35,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aleaˈsjones].
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 60980, this pair ranks #57,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aleación vs aleaciones
Shared letters: aceiln. Private to "aleación": ó. Private to "aleaciones": os.
"aleación" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVVC · "aleaciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aleaciones ← aelaciones · alaeciones · aleacciones · aleacinoes · aleacioens · aleacioness · aleacionnes · aleacionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aleación" and "aleaciones" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aleación" or "aleaciones"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aleación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aleaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aleación" and "aleaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aleaciones vs alineaciones". 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 #57,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.