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“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.

10 ch
colisiones
10 ch
comisiones

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?
No. They are said differently ([koliˈsjones] versus [komiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "colisiones" or "comisiones"?
"comisiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,688 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list