Which to use
“elevación” and “elevaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,839
- “elevación” frequency rank
- #43,548
- “elevaciones” frequency rank
- 54387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elevación | elevaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de elevar o elevarse. | Forma del plural de elevación. |
Where the eye mixes elevación and elevaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. elevación runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVVC) against elevaciones's 11 (VCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between elevación and elevaciones
A purely visual mix-up. elevación ([eleβ̞aˈsjõn]) and elevaciones ([eleβ̞aˈsjones]) 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 54387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elevación is recorded at frequency rank #10,839, classified as anoun, pronounced [eleβ̞aˈsjõn]. elevaciones is at rank #43,548, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eleβ̞aˈsjones].
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 54387, this pair ranks #83,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of elevación vs elevaciones
Shared letters: aceilnv. Private to "elevación": ó. Private to "elevaciones": os.
"elevación" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "elevaciones" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- elevaciones ← eelvaciones · eleavciones · elebaciones · elevacciones · elevacinoes · elevacioens · elevacioness · elevacionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "elevación" and "elevaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "elevación" or "elevaciones" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "elevación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elevaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elevación" and "elevaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elevación vs elevaron". 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 #83,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.