ambicionesvsaudicionesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,182
“ambiciones” frequency rank
#26,714
“audiciones” frequency rank
39896
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ambiciones audiciones
Definition Forma del plural de ambición. Forma del plural de audición.

Where the eye mixes ambiciones and audiciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
ambiciones
10 ch
audiciones

Look-alike desk: ambiciones vs audiciones

A purely visual mix-up. ambiciones ([ãmbiˈsjones]) and audiciones ([awð̞iˈsjones]) 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 39896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ambiciones is recorded at frequency rank #13,182, classified as anoun, pronounced [ãmbiˈsjones]. audiciones is at rank #26,714, tagged as anoun, pronounced [awð̞iˈsjones].

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 39896, this pair ranks #162,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ambiciones vs audiciones

Shared letters: aceinos. Private to "ambiciones": bm. Private to "audiciones": du.

"ambiciones" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC  ·  "audiciones" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ambicionesabmiciones · ambbiciones · ambciiones · ambicciones · ambicinoes · ambicioens · ambicioness · ambicionnes
  • audicionesaduiciones · audciiones · auddiciones · audicciones · audicinoes · audicioens · audicioness · audicionnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ambiciones" and "audiciones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ãmbiˈsjones] versus [awð̞iˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ambiciones" or "audiciones"?
"ambiciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,182 in our Spanish list, against #26,714 for "audiciones". 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 "ambiciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "audiciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #162,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ambiciones" and "audiciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adiciones vs audiciones". 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 #162,060 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