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

#14,347
“ecuaciones” frequency rank
#48,391
“evacuaciones” frequency rank
62738
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ecuaciones evacuaciones
Definition Forma del plural de ecuación. Forma del plural de evacuación.

Where the eye mixes ecuaciones and evacuaciones

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

10 ch
ecuaciones
12 ch
evacuaciones

Look-alike desk: ecuaciones vs evacuaciones

A purely visual mix-up. ecuaciones ([ekwaˈsjones]) and evacuaciones ([eβ̞akwaˈsjones]) 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 62738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ecuaciones is recorded at frequency rank #14,347, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekwaˈsjones]. evacuaciones is at rank #48,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eβ̞akwaˈsjones].

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 62738, this pair ranks #51,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ecuaciones vs evacuaciones

Shared letters: aceinosu. Private to "ecuaciones": -. Private to "evacuaciones": v.

"ecuaciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVVCVC  ·  "evacuaciones" · 12 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ecuaciones ← ceuaciones · ecauciones · eccuaciones · ecuacciones · ecuacinoes · ecuacioens · ecuacioness · ecuacionnes
  • evacuaciones ← eavcuaciones · ebacuaciones · evacauciones · evaccuaciones · evacuacciones · evacuacinoes · evacuacioens · evacuacioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ecuaciones" for "evacuaciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ekwaˈsjones] versus [eβ̞akwaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ecuaciones" vs "evacuaciones" - which ranks higher?
"ecuaciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,347 in our Spanish list, against #48,391 for "evacuaciones". 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 "ecuaciones" and "evacuaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ecuaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evacuaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ecuaciones" and "evacuaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evacuaciones vs evaluaciones". 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 #51,000 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