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Which to use

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

#3,320
“evaluación” frequency rank
#15,368
“evaluaciones” frequency rank
18688
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evaluación evaluaciones
Definition Acción o efecto de evaluar (indicar el valor o estimar el rendimiento de algo). Forma del plural de evaluación.

Where the eye mixes evaluación and evaluaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. evaluación runs 10 letters (VCVCVVCVVC) against evaluaciones's 12 (VCVCVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
evaluación
12 ch
evaluaciones

Why the eye confuses evaluación with evaluaciones

A purely visual mix-up. evaluación ([eβ̞alwaˈsjõn]) and evaluaciones ([eβ̞alwaˈsjones]) 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 18688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evaluación is recorded at frequency rank #3,320, classified as anoun, pronounced [eβ̞alwaˈsjõn]. evaluaciones is at rank #15,368, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eβ̞alwaˈsjones].

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 18688, this pair ranks #266,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of evaluación vs evaluaciones

Shared letters: aceilnuv. Private to "evaluación": ó. Private to "evaluaciones": os.

"evaluación" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVC  ·  "evaluaciones" · 12 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evaluaciones ← eavluaciones · ebaluaciones · evalauciones · evalluaciones · evaluacciones · evaluacinoes · evaluacioens · evaluacioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "evaluación" and "evaluaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞alwaˈsjõn] versus [eβ̞alwaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "evaluación" vs "evaluaciones" - which ranks higher?
"evaluación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,320 in our Spanish list, against #15,368 for "evaluaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evaluación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evaluaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evaluación" and "evaluaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evacuaciones vs evaluaciones". 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 #266,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list