Which to use
“colisiones” and “comisiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,803
- “colisiones” frequency rank
- #4,688
- “comisiones” frequency rank
- 46491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colisiones | comisiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de colisión. | Forma del plural de comisión. |
Where the eye mixes colisiones and comisiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. colisiones and comisiones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses colisiones with comisiones
A purely visual mix-up. colisiones ([koliˈsjones]) and comisiones ([komiˈsjones]) 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 “colisiones” becomes m in “comisiones”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colisiones is recorded at frequency rank #41,803, classified as anoun, pronounced [koliˈsjones]. comisiones is at rank #4,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈsjones].
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 46491, this pair ranks #125,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colisiones vs comisiones
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "colisiones": l. Private to "comisiones": m.
"colisiones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "comisiones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- colisiones ← ccolisiones · cloisiones · coilsiones · coliciones · coliisones · colisinoes · colisioens · colisioness
- comisiones ← ccomisiones · cmoisiones · coimsiones · comiciones · comiisones · comisinoes · comisioens · comisioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "colisiones" and "comisiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "colisiones" or "comisiones"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "colisiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colisiones" and "comisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaliciones 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 #125,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.