Which to use
“desviación” and “desviaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,406
- “desviación” frequency rank
- #32,617
- “desviaciones” frequency rank
- 50023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desviación | desviaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de desviar. | Forma del plural de desviación. |
Where the eye mixes desviación and desviaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. desviación runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVVC) against desviaciones's 12 (CVCCVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desviación vs desviaciones
A purely visual mix-up. desviación ([d̪esβ̞jaˈsjõn]) and desviaciones ([d̪esβ̞jaˈsjones]) 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 50023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desviación is recorded at frequency rank #17,406, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esβ̞jaˈsjõn]. desviaciones is at rank #32,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esβ̞jaˈsjones].
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 50023, this pair ranks #105,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desviación vs desviaciones
Shared letters: acdeinsv. Private to "desviación": ó. Private to "desviaciones": o.
"desviación" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVVC · "desviaciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desviaciones ← ddesviaciones · desbiaciones · desivaciones · dessviaciones · desvaiciones · desviacciones · desviacinoes · desviacioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desviación" for "desviaciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desviación" vs "desviaciones" - 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 "desviación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desviaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desviación" and "desviaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "destilación vs desviación". 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 #105,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.