condecoraciónvscondecoracionesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,395
“condecoración” frequency rank
#34,954
“condecoraciones” frequency rank
65349
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condecoración condecoraciones
Definition Acción y efecto de condecorar. Forma del plural de condecoración.

Where the eye mixes condecoración and condecoraciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. condecoración runs 13 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVVC) against condecoraciones's 15 (CVCCVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
condecoración
15 ch
condecoraciones

Look-alike desk: condecoración vs condecoraciones

A purely visual mix-up. condecoración ([kõn̪d̪ekoɾaˈsjõn]) and condecoraciones ([kõn̪d̪ekoɾaˈsjones]) 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 65349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condecoración is recorded at frequency rank #30,395, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪ekoɾaˈsjõn]. condecoraciones is at rank #34,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪ekoɾaˈsjones].

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 65349, this pair ranks #42,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of condecoración vs condecoraciones

Shared letters: acdeinor. Private to "condecoración": ó. Private to "condecoraciones": s.

"condecoración" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVVC  ·  "condecoraciones" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condecoraciones ← ccondecoraciones · cnodecoraciones · codnecoraciones · condceoraciones · conddecoraciones · condeccoraciones · condecoarciones · condecoracciones

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condecoración" and "condecoraciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪d̪ekoɾaˈsjõn] versus [kõn̪d̪ekoɾaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "condecoración" or "condecoraciones"?
"condecoración" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,395 in our Spanish list, against #34,954 for "condecoraciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "condecoración" and "condecoraciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "condecoración" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condecoraciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condecoración" and "condecoraciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condecoraciones vs conmemoraciones". 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 #42,913 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