Which to use
“autorización” and “autorizaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,302
- “autorización” frequency rank
- #23,681
- “autorizaciones” frequency rank
- 26983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorización | autorizaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de autorizar. | Forma del plural de autorización. |
Where the eye mixes autorización and autorizaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. autorización runs 12 letters (VVCVCVCVCVVC) against autorizaciones's 14 (VVCVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses autorización with autorizaciones
A purely visual mix-up. autorización ([awt̪oɾisaˈsjõn]) and autorizaciones ([awt̪oɾisaˈsjones]) 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 26983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorización is recorded at frequency rank #3,302, classified as anoun, pronounced [awt̪oɾisaˈsjõn]. autorizaciones is at rank #23,681, tagged as anoun, pronounced [awt̪oɾisaˈsjones].
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 26983, this pair ranks #228,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of autorización vs autorizaciones
Shared letters: acinortuz. Private to "autorización": ó. Private to "autorizaciones": es.
"autorización" · 12 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVVC · "autorizaciones" · 14 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorizaciones ← atuorizaciones · auotrizaciones · autoirzaciones · autoriazciones · autorizacciones · autorizacinoes · autorizacioens · autorizacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "autorización" and "autorizaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "autorización" or "autorizaciones" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "autorización" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #228,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.