comisiónvscomisionesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#839
“comisión” frequency rank
#4,688
“comisiones” frequency rank
5527
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comisión comisiones
Definition Acción de cometer. Forma del plural de comisión.

Where the eye mixes comisión and comisiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. comisión runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against comisiones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
comisión
10 ch
comisiones

Why the eye confuses comisión with comisiones

A purely visual mix-up. comisión ([komiˈsjõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comisión is recorded at frequency rank #839, classified as anoun, pronounced [komiˈsjõn]. 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 5527, this pair ranks #313,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comisión vs comisiones

Shared letters: cimnos. Private to "comisión": ó. Private to "comisiones": e.

"comisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "comisiones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comisiones ← ccomisiones · cmoisiones · coimsiones · comiciones · comiisones · comisinoes · comisioens · comisioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comisión" for "comisiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([komiˈsjõn] versus [komiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comisión" vs "comisiones" - which ranks higher?
"comisión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #839 in our Spanish list, against #4,688 for "comisiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "comisión" and "comisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comisión" 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 #313,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comisión" and "comisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "camisón vs comisión". 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 #313,401 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