Which to use
“cuestión” and “cuestiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #962
- “cuestión” frequency rank
- #2,285
- “cuestiones” frequency rank
- 3247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuestión | cuestiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pregunta que se hace o propone para averiguar la verdad de algo controvirtiéndolo. | Forma del plural de cuestión. |
Where the eye mixes cuestión and cuestiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cuestión runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against cuestiones's 10 (CVVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cuestión vs cuestiones
A purely visual mix-up. cuestión ([kwesˈt̪jõn]) and cuestiones ([kwesˈt̪jones]) 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 3247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuestión is recorded at frequency rank #962, classified as anoun, pronounced [kwesˈt̪jõn]. cuestiones is at rank #2,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kwesˈt̪jones].
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 3247, this pair ranks #318,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cuestión vs cuestiones
Shared letters: ceinstu. Private to "cuestión": ó. Private to "cuestiones": o.
"cuestión" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "cuestiones" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuestiones ← ccuestiones · ceustiones · cuesitones · cuesstiones · cuestinoes · cuestioens · cuestioness · cuestionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuestión" for "cuestiones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cuestión" vs "cuestiones" - which ranks higher?
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 "cuestión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuestión" and "cuestiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cesiones vs cuestiones". 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 #318,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.