Which to use
“civilización” and “civilizaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,473
- “civilización” frequency rank
- #13,638
- “civilizaciones” frequency rank
- 19111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | civilización | civilizaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de civilizar. | Forma del plural de civilización. |
Where the eye mixes civilización and civilizaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. civilización runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCVCVVC) against civilizaciones's 14 (CVCVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses civilización with civilizaciones
A purely visual mix-up. civilización ([siβ̞ilisaˈsjõn]) and civilizaciones ([siβ̞ilisaˈsjones]) 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 19111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
civilización is recorded at frequency rank #5,473, classified as anoun, pronounced [siβ̞ilisaˈsjõn]. civilizaciones is at rank #13,638, tagged as anoun, pronounced [siβ̞ilisaˈsjones].
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 19111, this pair ranks #265,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of civilización vs civilizaciones
Shared letters: acilnvz. Private to "civilización": ó. Private to "civilizaciones": eos.
"civilización" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVC · "civilizaciones" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- civilizaciones ← ccivilizaciones · cibilizaciones · ciivlizaciones · civiilzaciones · civiliazciones · civilizacciones · civilizacinoes · civilizacioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "civilización" and "civilizaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "civilización" or "civilizaciones" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "civilización" and "civilizaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "civilización" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "civilizaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,152 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 #265,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.