Which to use
“ampliación” and “ampliaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,793
- “ampliación” frequency rank
- #29,920
- “ampliaciones” frequency rank
- 35713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampliación | ampliaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de ampliar (hacer más amplio, aumentar en tamaño, profundidad, contenido, cantidad, duración, etc.). | Forma del plural de ampliación. |
Where the eye mixes ampliación and ampliaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ampliación runs 10 letters (VCCCVVCVVC) against ampliaciones's 12 (VCCCVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ampliación with ampliaciones
A purely visual mix-up. ampliación ([ãmpljaˈsjõn]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ampliación is recorded at frequency rank #5,793, classified as anoun, pronounced [ãmpljaˈsjõn]. 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 35713, this pair ranks #184,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ampliación vs ampliaciones
Shared letters: acilmnp. Private to "ampliación": ó. Private to "ampliaciones": eos.
"ampliación" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCVVC · "ampliaciones" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ampliaciones ← amlpiaciones · ammpliaciones · ampilaciones · amplaiciones · ampliacciones · ampliacinoes · ampliacioens · ampliacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ampliación" and "ampliaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ampliación" or "ampliaciones"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ampliación" and "ampliaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ampliación" 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 #184,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampliación" and "ampliaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afiliaciones vs ampliaciones". 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 #184,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.