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

#1,979
“discusión” frequency rank
#5,949
“discusiones” frequency rank
7928
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discusión discusiones
Definition Acción o efecto de discutir Forma del plural de discusión.

Where the eye mixes discusión and discusiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. discusión runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against discusiones's 11 (CVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
discusión
11 ch
discusiones

Visual trap between discusión and discusiones

A purely visual mix-up. discusión ([d̪iskuˈsjõn]) and discusiones ([d̪iskuˈsjones]) 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 7928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discusión is recorded at frequency rank #1,979, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪iskuˈsjõn]. discusiones is at rank #5,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iskuˈsjones].

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 7928, this pair ranks #306,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of discusión vs discusiones

Shared letters: cdinsu. Private to "discusión": ó. Private to "discusiones": eo.

"discusión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "discusiones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discusiones ← ddiscusiones · dicsusiones · disccusiones · discsuiones · discuciones · discuisones · discusinoes · discusioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "discusión" for "discusiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iskuˈsjõn] versus [d̪iskuˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "discusión" or "discusiones"?
"discusión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,979 in our Spanish list, against #5,949 for "discusiones". 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 "discusión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "discusiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #306,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discusión" and "discusiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discusión vs disuasión". 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 #306,506 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