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

#27,160
“confusiones” frequency rank
#21,953
“convulsiones” frequency rank
49113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confusiones convulsiones
Definition Forma del plural de confusión. Forma del plural de convulsión.

Where the eye mixes confusiones and convulsiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. confusiones runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVVCVC) against convulsiones's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
confusiones
12 ch
convulsiones

Why the eye confuses confusiones with convulsiones

A purely visual mix-up. confusiones ([kõɱfuˈsjones]) and convulsiones ([kõmbulˈsjones]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

confusiones is recorded at frequency rank #27,160, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõɱfuˈsjones]. convulsiones is at rank #21,953, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmbulˈsjones].

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 49113, this pair ranks #110,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of confusiones vs convulsiones

Shared letters: ceinosu. Private to "confusiones": f. Private to "convulsiones": lv.

"confusiones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "convulsiones" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confusiones ← cconfusiones · cnofusiones · cofnusiones · conffusiones · confsuiones · confuciones · confuisones · confusinoes
  • convulsiones ← cconvulsiones · cnovulsiones · conbulsiones · connvulsiones · conuvlsiones · convlusiones · convulciones · convulisones

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "confusiones" for "convulsiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱfuˈsjones] versus [kõmbulˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "confusiones" vs "convulsiones" - which ranks higher?
"convulsiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,953 in our Spanish list, against #27,160 for "confusiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "confusiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convulsiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "confusiones" and "convulsiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confusiones vs contusiones". 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 #110,646 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