Which to use
“deportación” and “deportaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,320
- “deportación” frequency rank
- #35,450
- “deportaciones” frequency rank
- 57770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deportación | deportaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de deportar. | Forma del plural de deportación. |
Where the eye mixes deportación and deportaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. deportación runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVVC) against deportaciones's 13 (CVCVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between deportación and deportaciones
A purely visual mix-up. deportación ([d̪epoɾt̪aˈsjõn]) and deportaciones ([d̪epoɾt̪aˈsjones]) 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 57770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deportación is recorded at frequency rank #22,320, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪epoɾt̪aˈsjõn]. deportaciones is at rank #35,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪epoɾt̪aˈsjones].
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 57770, this pair ranks #69,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deportación vs deportaciones
Shared letters: acdeinoprt. Private to "deportación": ó. Private to "deportaciones": s.
"deportación" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC · "deportaciones" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deportaciones ← ddeportaciones · deoprtaciones · deporatciones · deporrtaciones · deportacciones · deportacinoes · deportacioens · deportacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deportación" and "deportaciones" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deportación" vs "deportaciones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deportación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deportaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deportación" and "deportaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deformaciones vs deportaciones". 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 #69,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.