Which to use
“dotación” and “dotaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,355
- “dotación” frequency rank
- #40,782
- “dotaciones” frequency rank
- 56137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dotación | dotaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de dotar. | Forma del plural de dotación. |
Where the eye mixes dotación and dotaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dotación vs dotaciones
A purely visual mix-up. dotación ([d̪ot̪aˈsjõn]) and dotaciones ([d̪ot̪aˈsjones]) 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 56137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dotación is recorded at frequency rank #15,355, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪ot̪aˈsjõn]. dotaciones is at rank #40,782, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪ot̪aˈsjones].
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 56137, this pair ranks #75,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dotación vs dotaciones
Shared letters: acdinot. Private to "dotación": ó. Private to "dotaciones": es.
"dotación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dotaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dotaciones ← ddotaciones · doatciones · dotacciones · dotacinoes · dotacioens · dotacioness · dotacionnes · dotacionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dotación" for "dotaciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dotación" or "dotaciones"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dotación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dotación" and "dotaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dilación vs dotación". 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 #75,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.