Which to use
“contradicción” and “contradicciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,610
- “contradicción” frequency rank
- #10,298
- “contradicciones” frequency rank
- 19908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contradicción | contradicciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de contradecir o de contradecirse. | Forma del plural de contradicción. |
Where the eye mixes contradicción and contradicciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. contradicción runs 13 letters (CVCCCVCVCCVVC) against contradicciones's 15 (CVCCCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contradicción vs contradicciones
A purely visual mix-up. contradicción ([kõn̪t̪ɾað̞ikˈsjõn]) and contradicciones ([kõn̪t̪ɾað̞ikˈsjones]) 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 19908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contradicción is recorded at frequency rank #9,610, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞ikˈsjõn]. contradicciones is at rank #10,298, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞ikˈsjones].
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 19908, this pair ranks #261,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contradicción vs contradicciones
Shared letters: acdinort. Private to "contradicción": ó. Private to "contradicciones": es.
"contradicción" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVVC · "contradicciones" · 15 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contradicciones ← ccontradicciones · cnotradicciones · conntradicciones · conrtadicciones · contardicciones · contradciciones · contraddicciones · contradiccinoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contradicción" and "contradicciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contradicción" or "contradicciones" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "contradicción" and "contradicciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contradicción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contradicciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contradicción" and "contradicciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contracciones vs contradicciones". 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 #261,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.