constitucionalesvsconstitucionesTell them apart

Quick tell: constitucionales is a adjective, constituciones is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“constitucionales” is an adjective and “constituciones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,528
“constitucionales” frequency rank
#19,068
“constituciones” frequency rank
26596
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constitucionales constituciones
Definition Forma del plural de constitucional. Forma del plural de constitución.

Where the eye mixes constitucionales and constituciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. constitucionales runs 16 letters (CVCCCVCVCVVCVCVC) against constituciones's 14 (CVCCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

16 ch
constitucionales
14 ch
constituciones

Why the eye confuses constitucionales with constituciones

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: constitucionales is [kõnst̪it̪usjoˈnales] while constituciones is [kõnst̪it̪uˈsjones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constitucionales is recorded at frequency rank #7,528, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõnst̪it̪usjoˈnales]. constituciones is at rank #19,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnst̪it̪uˈsjones].

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 26596, this pair ranks #230,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of constitucionales vs constituciones

Shared letters: ceinostu. Private to "constitucionales": al. Private to "constituciones": -.

"constitucionales" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCVCVC  ·  "constituciones" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constitucionales ← cconstitucionales · cnostitucionales · connstitucionales · consittucionales · consstitucionales · constitcuionales · constittucionales · constituccionales
  • constituciones ← cconstituciones · cnostituciones · connstituciones · consittuciones · consstituciones · constitcuiones · constittuciones · constitucciones

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "constitucionales" and "constituciones" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "constitucionales" is an adjective and "constituciones" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "constitucionales" or "constituciones"?
"constitucionales" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,528 in our Spanish list, against #19,068 for "constituciones". 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 "constitucionales" and "constituciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "constitucionales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "constituciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #230,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constitucionales" and "constituciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constitucional vs constituciones". 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 #230,886 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