Which to use
“defunción” and “defunciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,967
- “defunción” frequency rank
- #41,843
- “defunciones” frequency rank
- 63810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | defunción | defunciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de morir, en especial una persona. | Forma del plural de defunción. |
Where the eye mixes defunción and defunciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. defunción runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against defunciones's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between defunción and defunciones
A purely visual mix-up. defunción ([d̪efũnˈsjõn]) and defunciones ([d̪efũnˈsjones]) 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 63810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
defunción is recorded at frequency rank #21,967, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪efũnˈsjõn]. defunciones is at rank #41,843, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪efũnˈsjones].
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 63810, this pair ranks #47,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of defunción vs defunciones
Shared letters: cdefinu. Private to "defunción": ó. Private to "defunciones": os.
"defunción" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "defunciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- defunciones ← ddefunciones · deffunciones · defnuciones · defucniones · defuncciones · defuncinoes · defuncioens · defuncioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "defunción" and "defunciones" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "defunción" vs "defunciones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "defunción" and "defunciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "defunción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "defunciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "defunción" and "defunciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defunción vs desunión". 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 #47,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.