Which to use
“dilación” and “donación” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,585
- “dilación” frequency rank
- #6,771
- “donación” frequency rank
- 56356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dilación | donación |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demora, retraso o detención de un asunto o actividad por cierto tiempo. | Efecto y acción de dar o donar. |
Where the eye mixes dilación and donación
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dilación and donación follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dilación and donación
A purely visual mix-up. dilación ([d̪ilaˈsjõn]) and donación ([d̪onaˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dilación is recorded at frequency rank #49,585, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪ilaˈsjõn]. donación is at rank #6,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪onaˈsjõn].
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 56356, this pair ranks #74,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dilación vs donación
Shared letters: acdinó. Private to "dilación": l. Private to "donación": o.
"dilación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "donación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dilación" for "donación" ever safe?
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- Full dictionary entry for "dilación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donación" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dilación" and "donación" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "datación vs dilación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.