Which to use
“alteración” and “alteraciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,790
- “alteración” frequency rank
- #11,344
- “alteraciones” frequency rank
- 22134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alteración | alteraciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de alterar. | Forma del plural de alteración |
Where the eye mixes alteración and alteraciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. alteración runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVVC) against alteraciones's 12 (VCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alteración vs alteraciones
A purely visual mix-up. alteración ([al̪t̪eɾaˈsjõn]) and alteraciones ([al̪t̪eɾaˈsjones]) 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 22134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alteración is recorded at frequency rank #10,790, classified as anoun, pronounced [al̪t̪eɾaˈsjõn]. alteraciones is at rank #11,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced [al̪t̪eɾaˈsjones].
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 22134, this pair ranks #251,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alteración vs alteraciones
Shared letters: aceilnrt. Private to "alteración": ó. Private to "alteraciones": os.
"alteración" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "alteraciones" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alteraciones ← aletraciones · allteraciones · altearciones · alteracciones · alteracinoes · alteracioens · alteracioness · alteracionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alteración" for "alteraciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alteración" vs "alteraciones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alteración" and "alteraciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alteración" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alteraciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alteración" and "alteraciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegación vs alteración". 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 #251,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.