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

#5,498
“diversión” frequency rank
#27,197
“diversiones” frequency rank
32695
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diversión diversiones
Definition Acción de divertir, divertirse, recrearse o entretenerse. Pasar el tiempo de forma muy agradable. Forma del plural de diversión.

Where the eye mixes diversión and diversiones

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

9 ch
diversión
11 ch
diversiones

Look-alike desk: diversión vs diversiones

A purely visual mix-up. diversión ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈsjõn]) and diversiones ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈsjones]) 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 32695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diversión is recorded at frequency rank #5,498, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈsjõn]. diversiones is at rank #27,197, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iβ̞eɾˈsjones].

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 32695, this pair ranks #200,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of diversión vs diversiones

Shared letters: deinrsv. Private to "diversión": ó. Private to "diversiones": o.

"diversión" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "diversiones" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diversiones ← ddiversiones · dibersiones · dievrsiones · diverciones · diverisones · diverrsiones · diversinoes · diversioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "diversión" and "diversiones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iβ̞eɾˈsjõn] versus [d̪iβ̞eɾˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "diversión" vs "diversiones" - which ranks higher?
"diversión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,498 in our Spanish list, against #27,197 for "diversiones". 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 "diversión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diversiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diversión" and "diversiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diversiones vs divisiones". 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 #200,670 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