Which to use
“elección” and “elecciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,242
- “elección” frequency rank
- #549
- “elecciones” frequency rank
- 1791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elección | elecciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de elegir. | Proceso para escoger un líder o miembros representativos mediante votación. |
Where the eye mixes elección and elecciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. elección runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against elecciones's 10 (VCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between elección and elecciones
A purely visual mix-up. elección ([elekˈsjõn]) and elecciones ([elekˈsjones]) 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 1791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elección is recorded at frequency rank #1,242, classified as anoun, pronounced [elekˈsjõn]. elecciones is at rank #549, tagged as anoun, pronounced [elekˈsjones].
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 1791, this pair ranks #321,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of elección vs elecciones
Shared letters: ceiln. Private to "elección": ó. Private to "elecciones": os.
"elección" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "elecciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- elecciones ← eelcciones · elceciones · eleccinoes · eleccioens · eleccioness · eleccionnes · eleccionse · eleccoines
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "elección" and "elecciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "elección" vs "elecciones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "elección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elecciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elección" and "elecciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elecciones vs erecciones". 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 #321,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.