Which to use
“apelación” and “apelaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,468
- “apelación” frequency rank
- #12,758
- “apelaciones” frequency rank
- 21226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apelación | apelaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de apelar. | Forma del plural de apelación. |
Where the eye mixes apelación and apelaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. apelación runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVVC) against apelaciones's 11 (VCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apelación and apelaciones
A purely visual mix-up. apelación ([apelaˈsjõn]) and apelaciones ([apelaˈsjones]) 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 21226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apelación is recorded at frequency rank #8,468, classified as anoun, pronounced [apelaˈsjõn]. apelaciones is at rank #12,758, tagged as anoun, pronounced [apelaˈsjones].
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 21226, this pair ranks #255,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apelación vs apelaciones
Shared letters: aceilnp. Private to "apelación": ó. Private to "apelaciones": os.
"apelación" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "apelaciones" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apelaciones ← aeplaciones · apealciones · apelacciones · apelacinoes · apelacioens · apelacioness · apelacionnes · apelacionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apelación" and "apelaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apelación" or "apelaciones"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "apelación" and "apelaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apelación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apelaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apelación" and "apelaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablación vs apelación". 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 #255,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.