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.
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
- competiciones ← ccompeticiones · cmopeticiones · comepticiones · commpeticiones · compeitciones · competciiones · competicciones · competicinoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "competición" and "competiciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "competición" or "competiciones" show up more?
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.