Which to use
“emoción” and “emociones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,777
- “emoción” frequency rank
- #3,699
- “emociones” frequency rank
- 7476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emoción | emociones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estado de ánimo, causado por impresiones de los sentidos, experiencias, ideas o recuerdos, que se manifiesta en diferentes sentimientos como alegría, tristeza, miedo, cólera, amor. | Forma del plural de emoción. |
Where the eye mixes emoción and emociones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emoción runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against emociones's 9 (VCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses emoción with emociones
A purely visual mix-up. emoción ([emoˈsjõn]) and emociones ([emoˈsjones]) 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 7476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emoción is recorded at frequency rank #3,777, classified as anoun, pronounced [emoˈsjõn]. emociones is at rank #3,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emoˈsjones].
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 7476, this pair ranks #307,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emoción vs emociones
Shared letters: ceimno. Private to "emoción": ó. Private to "emociones": s.
"emoción" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "emociones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emociones ← emcoiones · emmociones · emocciones · emocinoes · emocioens · emocioness · emocionnes · emocionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emoción" and "emociones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emoción" or "emociones" 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 "emoción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emociones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emoción" and "emociones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emoción vs emocionar". 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 #307,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.