apariciónvsaparicionesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,300
“aparición” frequency rank
#15,771
“apariciones” frequency rank
19071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aparición apariciones
Definition Acción o efecto de aparecer o de aparecerse (dejarse ver, presentarse en un lugar). Forma del plural de aparición.

Where the eye mixes aparición and apariciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aparición runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVVC) against apariciones's 11 (VCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
aparición
11 ch
apariciones

Visual trap between aparición and apariciones

A purely visual mix-up. aparición ([apaɾiˈsjõn]) and apariciones ([apaɾiˈsjones]) 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 19071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aparición is recorded at frequency rank #3,300, classified as anoun, pronounced [apaɾiˈsjõn]. apariciones is at rank #15,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced [apaɾiˈsjones].

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 19071, this pair ranks #265,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aparición vs apariciones

Shared letters: acinpr. Private to "aparición": ó. Private to "apariciones": eos.

"aparición" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC  ·  "apariciones" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apariciones ← aapriciones · apairciones · aparciiones · aparicciones · aparicinoes · aparicioens · aparicioness · aparicionnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aparición" and "apariciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([apaɾiˈsjõn] versus [apaɾiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aparición" vs "apariciones" - which ranks higher?
"aparición" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,300 in our Spanish list, against #15,771 for "apariciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aparición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apariciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #265,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aparición" and "apariciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aparicio vs aparición". 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 #265,325 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