Which to use
“aplicación” and “aplicaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,131
- “aplicación” frequency rank
- #2,694
- “aplicaciones” frequency rank
- 3825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplicación | aplicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La acción y el efecto de untar algo sobre alguna superficie. | Forma del plural de aplicación. |
Where the eye mixes aplicación and aplicaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aplicación runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVVC) against aplicaciones's 12 (VCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aplicación vs aplicaciones
A purely visual mix-up. aplicación ([aplikaˈsjõn]) and aplicaciones ([aplikaˈsjones]) 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 3825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplicación is recorded at frequency rank #1,131, classified as anoun, pronounced [aplikaˈsjõn]. aplicaciones is at rank #2,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aplikaˈsjones].
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 3825, this pair ranks #317,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aplicación vs aplicaciones
Shared letters: acilnp. Private to "aplicación": ó. Private to "aplicaciones": eos.
"aplicación" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "aplicaciones" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aplicaciones ← alpicaciones · apilcaciones · aplciaciones · apliacciones · aplicacciones · aplicacinoes · aplicacioens · aplicacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aplicación" for "aplicaciones" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aplicación" or "aplicaciones" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aplicación" and "aplicaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplicación" and "aplicaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdicación vs aplicación". 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 #317,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.