apelaciónvsapelacionesWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
apelación
11 ch
apelaciones

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?
No. They are said differently ([apelaˈsjõn] versus [apelaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apelación" or "apelaciones"?
"apelación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,468 in our Spanish list, against #12,758 for "apelaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list