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.
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?
Frequency check: "comisión" vs "comisiones" - which ranks higher?
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.