Which to use
“ampliación” and “amputación” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,793
- “ampliación” frequency rank
- #36,919
- “amputación” frequency rank
- 42712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampliación | amputación |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de ampliar (hacer más amplio, aumentar en tamaño, profundidad, contenido, cantidad, duración, etc.). | Corte y separación de una extremidad del cuerpo mediante traumatismo (también llamado avulsión) o cirugía |
Where the eye mixes ampliación and amputación
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ampliación (VCCCVVCVVC) and amputación (VCCVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ampliación and amputación
A purely visual mix-up. ampliación ([ãmpljaˈsjõn]) and amputación ([ãmput̪aˈsjõn]) 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 42712, 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]. amputación is at rank #36,919, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ãmput̪aˈsjõn].
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 42712, this pair ranks #146,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ampliación vs amputación
Shared letters: acimnpó. Private to "ampliación": l. Private to "amputación": tu.
"ampliación" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCVVC · "amputación" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ampliación" and "amputación" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ampliación" or "amputación"?
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 "ampliación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amputación" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampliación" and "amputación" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampliación vs ampliaron". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #146,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.