Which to use
“alineación” and “alineaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,268
- “alineación” frequency rank
- #41,725
- “alineaciones” frequency rank
- 56993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alineación | alineaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de alinear. | Forma del plural de alineación. |
Where the eye mixes alineación and alineaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. alineación runs 10 letters (VCVCVVCVVC) against alineaciones's 12 (VCVCVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alineación and alineaciones
A purely visual mix-up. alineación ([alineaˈsjõn]) and alineaciones ([alineaˈsjones]) 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 56993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alineación is recorded at frequency rank #15,268, classified as anoun, pronounced [alineaˈsjõn]. alineaciones is at rank #41,725, tagged as anoun, pronounced [alineaˈsjones].
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 56993, this pair ranks #72,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alineación vs alineaciones
Shared letters: aceiln. Private to "alineación": ó. Private to "alineaciones": os.
"alineación" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVC · "alineaciones" · 12 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alineaciones ← ailneaciones · alienaciones · alinaeciones · alineacciones · alineacinoes · alineacioens · alineacioness · alineacionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alineación" and "alineaciones" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alineación" vs "alineaciones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alineación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alineaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alineación" and "alineaciones" 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 #72,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.