competiciónvscompeticionesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,992
“competición” frequency rank
#17,916
“competiciones” frequency rank
24908
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature competición competiciones
Definition Rivalidad de los que disputan una misma cosa. Forma del plural de competición.

Where the eye mixes competición and competiciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
competición
13 ch
competiciones

Visual trap between competición and competiciones

A purely visual mix-up. competición ([kõmpet̪iˈsjõn]) and competiciones ([kõmpet̪iˈsjones]) 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 24908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

competición is recorded at frequency rank #6,992, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpet̪iˈsjõn]. competiciones is at rank #17,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmpet̪iˈsjones].

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 24908, this pair ranks #238,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of competición vs competiciones

Shared letters: ceimnopt. Private to "competición": ó. Private to "competiciones": s.

"competición" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC  ·  "competiciones" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • competicionesccompeticiones · cmopeticiones · comepticiones · commpeticiones · compeitciones · competciiones · competicciones · competicinoes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "competición" and "competiciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpet̪iˈsjõn] versus [kõmpet̪iˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "competición" or "competiciones" show up more?
"competición" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,992 in our Spanish list, against #17,916 for "competiciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "competición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "competiciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #238,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "competición" and "competiciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "competiciones vs composiciones". 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 #238,941 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