Which to use
“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.
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
- diputaciones ← ddiputaciones · dipputaciones · diptuaciones · dipuatciones · diputacciones · diputacinoes · diputacioens · diputacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diputación" and "diputaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "diputación" or "diputaciones"?
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.