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

#18,798
“distorsión” frequency rank
#29,606
“distorsiones” frequency rank
48404
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature distorsión distorsiones
Definition Torcedura de alguna parte del cuerpo. Forma del plural de distorsión.

Where the eye mixes distorsión and distorsiones

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

10 ch
distorsión
12 ch
distorsiones

Why the eye confuses distorsión with distorsiones

A purely visual mix-up. distorsión ([d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn]) and distorsiones ([d̪ist̪oɾˈsjones]) 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 48404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

distorsión is recorded at frequency rank #18,798, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn]. distorsiones is at rank #29,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪ist̪oɾˈsjones].

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 48404, this pair ranks #114,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of distorsión vs distorsiones

Shared letters: dinorst. Private to "distorsión": ó. Private to "distorsiones": e.

"distorsión" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC  ·  "distorsiones" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • distorsionesddistorsiones · disotrsiones · disstorsiones · distorciones · distorisones · distorrsiones · distorsinoes · distorsioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "distorsión" for "distorsiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn] versus [d̪ist̪oɾˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "distorsión" or "distorsiones" show up more?
"distorsión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,798 in our Spanish list, against #29,606 for "distorsiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "distorsión" and "distorsiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "distorsión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "distorsiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "distorsión" and "distorsiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distorsiona vs distorsiones". 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 #114,666 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