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.
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
- comprobaciones ← ccomprobaciones · cmoprobaciones · commprobaciones · comporbaciones · compprobaciones · comprboaciones · comproabciones · comprobacciones
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comprobación" for "comprobaciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "comprobación" or "comprobaciones"?
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.