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Which to use

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

#16,084
“emplazamiento” frequency rank
#42,415
“emplazamientos” frequency rank
58499
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emplazamiento emplazamientos
Definition Acción o efecto de emplazar. Forma del plural de emplazamiento.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set emplazamiento and emplazamientos apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
emplazamiento
14 ch
emplazamientos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. emplazamiento ([ẽmplasaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]) and emplazamientos ([ẽmplasaˈmjẽn̪t̪os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “emplazamiento” sits inside “emplazamientos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emplazamiento is recorded at frequency rank #16,084, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmplasaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. emplazamientos is at rank #42,415, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmplasaˈmjẽn̪t̪os].

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 58499, this pair ranks #66,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emplazamiento vs emplazamientos

Shared letters: aeilmnoptz. Private to "emplazamiento": -. Private to "emplazamientos": s.

"emplazamiento" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVCCV  ·  "emplazamientos" · 14 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emplazamientoemlpazamiento · emmplazamiento · empalzamiento · emplaazmiento · emplazaimento · emplazameinto · emplazamiennto · emplazamienot
  • emplazamientosemlpazamientos · emmplazamientos · empalzamientos · emplaazmientos · emplazaimentos · emplazameintos · emplazamienntos · emplazamienots

Frequency comparison

emplazamiento#16,084
emplazamientos#42,415

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emplazamiento" and "emplazamientos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmplasaˈmjẽn̪t̪o] versus [ẽmplasaˈmjẽn̪t̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emplazamiento" or "emplazamientos"?
"emplazamiento" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,084 in our Spanish list, against #42,415 for "emplazamientos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering emplazamiento vs emplazamientos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “emplazamiento” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list