comprobaciónvscomprobacionesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,791
“comprobación” frequency rank
#42,350
“comprobaciones” frequency rank
59141
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comprobación comprobaciones
Definition Acción o efecto de comprobar. Forma del plural de comprobación.

Where the eye mixes comprobación and comprobaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

12 ch
comprobación
14 ch
comprobaciones

Look-alike desk: comprobación vs comprobaciones

A purely visual mix-up. comprobación ([kõmpɾoβ̞aˈsjõn]) and comprobaciones ([kõmpɾoβ̞aˈsjones]) 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 59141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comprobación is recorded at frequency rank #16,791, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpɾoβ̞aˈsjõn]. comprobaciones is at rank #42,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmpɾoβ̞aˈsjones].

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 59141, this pair ranks #63,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comprobación vs comprobaciones

Shared letters: abcimnopr. Private to "comprobación": ó. Private to "comprobaciones": es.

"comprobación" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVC  ·  "comprobaciones" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprobacionesccomprobaciones · cmoprobaciones · commprobaciones · comporbaciones · compprobaciones · comprboaciones · comproabciones · comprobacciones

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comprobación" for "comprobaciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpɾoβ̞aˈsjõn] versus [kõmpɾoβ̞aˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comprobación" or "comprobaciones"?
"comprobación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,791 in our Spanish list, against #42,350 for "comprobaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comprobación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comprobaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #63,767 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