Which to use
“colisión” and “comisión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,291
- “colisión” frequency rank
- #839
- “comisión” frequency rank
- 17130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colisión | comisión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de colisionar o de chocar | Acción de cometer. |
Where the eye mixes colisión and comisión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. colisión and comisión follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between colisión and comisión
A purely visual mix-up. colisión ([koliˈsjõn]) and comisión ([komiˈsjõn]) 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 a single letter - l in “colisión” becomes m in “comisión”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colisión is recorded at frequency rank #16,291, classified as anoun, pronounced [koliˈsjõn]. comisión is at rank #839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈsjõn].
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 17130, this pair ranks #273,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of colisión vs comisión
Shared letters: cinosó. Private to "colisión": l. Private to "comisión": m.
"colisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "comisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "colisión" and "comisión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "colisión" or "comisión"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "colisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colisión" and "comisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colisión vs colisiones". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.