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“coaliciones” and “colisiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,984
“coaliciones” frequency rank
#41,803
“colisiones” frequency rank
64787
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coaliciones colisiones
Definition Forma del plural de coalición. Forma del plural de colisión.

Where the eye mixes coaliciones and colisiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. coaliciones runs 11 letters (CVVCVCVVCVC) against colisiones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
coaliciones
10 ch
colisiones

Look-alike desk: coaliciones vs colisiones

A purely visual mix-up. coaliciones ([koaliˈsjones]) and colisiones ([koliˈsjones]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coaliciones is recorded at frequency rank #22,984, classified as anoun, pronounced [koaliˈsjones]. colisiones is at rank #41,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koliˈsjones].

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 64787, this pair ranks #44,574 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coaliciones vs colisiones

Shared letters: ceilnos. Private to "coaliciones": a. Private to "colisiones": -.

"coaliciones" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVVCVC  ·  "colisiones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coaliciones ← caoliciones · ccoaliciones · coailciones · coalciiones · coalicciones · coalicinoes · coalicioens · coalicioness
  • colisiones ← ccolisiones · cloisiones · coilsiones · coliciones · coliisones · colisinoes · colisioens · colisioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "coaliciones" and "colisiones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koaliˈsjones] versus [koliˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "coaliciones" or "colisiones"?
"coaliciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,984 in our Spanish list, against #41,803 for "colisiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "coaliciones" and "colisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coaliciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "colisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,574 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coaliciones" and "colisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colisión vs colisiones". 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 #44,574 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