Which to use
“contracción” and “contracciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,088
- “contracción” frequency rank
- #29,128
- “contracciones” frequency rank
- 46216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contracción | contracciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de contraer o de contraerse. | Forma del plural de contracción. |
Where the eye mixes contracción and contracciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. contracción runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVVC) against contracciones's 13 (CVCCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contracción vs contracciones
A purely visual mix-up. contracción ([kõn̪t̪ɾakˈsjõn]) and contracciones ([kõn̪t̪ɾakˈsjones]) 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 46216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contracción is recorded at frequency rank #17,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾakˈsjõn]. contracciones is at rank #29,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾakˈsjones].
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 46216, this pair ranks #127,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contracción vs contracciones
Shared letters: acinort. Private to "contracción": ó. Private to "contracciones": es.
"contracción" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVVC · "contracciones" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contracciones ← ccontracciones · cnotracciones · conntracciones · conrtacciones · contarcciones · contraccinoes · contraccioens · contraccioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contracción" and "contracciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contracción" or "contracciones"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contracción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contracciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contracción" and "contracciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contracciones vs contrataciones". 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 #127,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.