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“diputación” and “diputaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,845
“diputación” frequency rank
#24,121
“diputaciones” frequency rank
31966
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diputación diputaciones
Definition Acción y efecto de diputar. Forma del plural de diputación.

Where the eye mixes diputación and diputaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. diputación runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against diputaciones's 12 (CVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
diputación
12 ch
diputaciones

Look-alike desk: diputación vs diputaciones

A purely visual mix-up. diputación ([d̪iput̪aˈsjõn]) and diputaciones ([d̪iput̪aˈsjones]) 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 31966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diputación is recorded at frequency rank #7,845, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪iput̪aˈsjõn]. diputaciones is at rank #24,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iput̪aˈsjones].

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 31966, this pair ranks #204,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of diputación vs diputaciones

Shared letters: acdinptu. Private to "diputación": ó. Private to "diputaciones": eos.

"diputación" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC  ·  "diputaciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diputacionesddiputaciones · dipputaciones · diptuaciones · dipuatciones · diputacciones · diputacinoes · diputacioens · diputacioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "diputación" and "diputaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iput̪aˈsjõn] versus [d̪iput̪aˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "diputación" or "diputaciones"?
"diputación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,845 in our Spanish list, against #24,121 for "diputaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diputación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diputaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diputación" and "diputaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dilatación vs diputación". 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 #204,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list