Which to use
“erección” and “erecciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,837
- “erección” frequency rank
- #43,566
- “erecciones” frequency rank
- 58403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erección | erecciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de erigir o erigirse. | Forma del plural de erección. |
Where the eye mixes erección and erecciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erección runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against erecciones's 10 (VCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erección and erecciones
A purely visual mix-up. erección ([eɾekˈsjõn]) and erecciones ([eɾekˈsjones]) 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 58403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erección is recorded at frequency rank #14,837, classified as anoun, pronounced [eɾekˈsjõn]. erecciones is at rank #43,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eɾekˈsjones].
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 58403, this pair ranks #66,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erección vs erecciones
Shared letters: ceinr. Private to "erección": ó. Private to "erecciones": os.
"erección" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "erecciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erecciones ← eercciones · erceciones · ereccinoes · ereccioens · ereccioness · ereccionnes · ereccionse · ereccoines
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erección" for "erecciones" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "erección" or "erecciones" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erección" and "erecciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erecciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erección" and "erecciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erecciones vs exenciones". 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 #66,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.