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.
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?
Which is more common, "combinación" or "combinaciones"?
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.