Which to use
“depilación” and “dilación” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,750
- “depilación” frequency rank
- #49,585
- “dilación” frequency rank
- 90335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depilación | dilación |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remoción del vello. | Demora, retraso o detención de un asunto o actividad por cierto tiempo. |
Where the eye mixes depilación and dilación
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. depilación runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against dilación's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses depilación with dilación
A purely visual mix-up. depilación ([d̪epilaˈsjõn]) and dilación ([d̪ilaˈsjõn]) 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 90335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
depilación is recorded at frequency rank #40,750, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪epilaˈsjõn]. dilación is at rank #49,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪ilaˈsjõn].
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 90335, this pair ranks #2,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of depilación vs dilación
Shared letters: acdilnó. Private to "depilación": ep. Private to "dilación": -.
"depilación" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "dilación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "depilación" and "dilación" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "depilación" or "dilación" show up more?
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 "depilación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dilación" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depilación" and "dilación" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "datación vs dilación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.