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

#46,513
“eclosión” frequency rank
#43,008
“explosion” frequency rank
89521
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eclosión explosion
Definition Acción o efecto de eclosionar Explosión.

Where the eye mixes eclosión and explosion

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
eclosión
9 ch
explosion

Why the eye confuses eclosión with explosion

A purely visual mix-up. eclosión ([ekloˈsjõn]) and explosion (/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eclosión is recorded at frequency rank #46,513, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekloˈsjõn]. explosion is at rank #43,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/.

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 89521, this pair ranks #3,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of eclosión vs explosion

Shared letters: eilnos. Private to "eclosión": . Private to "explosion": px.

"eclosión" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "explosion" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • explosionepxlosion · exlposion · expllosion · explocion · exploison · explosino · explosionn · explosoin

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eclosión" and "explosion" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekloˈsjõn] versus /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eclosión" or "explosion"?
"explosion" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,008 in our Spanish list, against #46,513 for "eclosión". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "eclosión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "explosion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eclosión" and "explosion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expansion vs explosion". 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 #3,073 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