corporaciónvscorporacionesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,875
“corporación” frequency rank
#7,128
“corporaciones” frequency rank
12003
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corporación corporaciones
Definition Organismo o asociación oficial, por lo general pública pero independiente de la administración del estado, como los ayuntamientos o la cámara de comercio. Forma del plural de corporación.

Where the eye mixes corporación and corporaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. corporación runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVVC) against corporaciones's 13 (CVCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
corporación
13 ch
corporaciones

Visual trap between corporación and corporaciones

A purely visual mix-up. corporación ([koɾpoɾaˈsjõn]) and corporaciones ([koɾpoɾaˈsjones]) 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 12003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corporación is recorded at frequency rank #4,875, classified as anoun, pronounced [koɾpoɾaˈsjõn]. corporaciones is at rank #7,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koɾpoɾaˈsjones].

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 12003, this pair ranks #293,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of corporación vs corporaciones

Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "corporación": ó. Private to "corporaciones": es.

"corporación" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC  ·  "corporaciones" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corporacionesccorporaciones · coproraciones · coropraciones · corpoarciones · corporacciones · corporacinoes · corporacioens · corporacioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "corporación" for "corporaciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koɾpoɾaˈsjõn] versus [koɾpoɾaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "corporación" vs "corporaciones" - which ranks higher?
"corporación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,875 in our Spanish list, against #7,128 for "corporaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "corporación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corporaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #293,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corporación" and "corporaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coloración vs corporación". 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 #293,082 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