combinaciónvscombinacionesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,830
“combinación” frequency rank
#11,930
“combinaciones” frequency rank
15760
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature combinación combinaciones
Definition Acción o efecto de combinar o de combinarse. Forma del plural de combinación.

Where the eye mixes combinación and combinaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. combinación runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVVC) against combinaciones's 13 (CVCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
combinación
13 ch
combinaciones

Look-alike desk: combinación vs combinaciones

A purely visual mix-up. combinación ([kõmbinaˈsjõn]) and combinaciones ([kõmbinaˈsjones]) 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 15760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

combinación is recorded at frequency rank #3,830, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmbinaˈsjõn]. combinaciones is at rank #11,930, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmbinaˈsjones].

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 15760, this pair ranks #278,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of combinación vs combinaciones

Shared letters: abcimno. Private to "combinación": ó. Private to "combinaciones": es.

"combinación" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC  ·  "combinaciones" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • combinaciones ← ccombinaciones · cmobinaciones · cobminaciones · combbinaciones · combianciones · combinacciones · combinacinoes · combinacioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "combinación" and "combinaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmbinaˈsjõn] versus [kõmbinaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "combinación" or "combinaciones"?
"combinación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,830 in our Spanish list, against #11,930 for "combinaciones". 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 "combinación" and "combinaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "combinación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "combinaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #278,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "combinación" and "combinaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "combinación vs compilación". 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 #278,906 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