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

#2,165
“evolución” frequency rank
#39,226
“evoluciones” frequency rank
41391
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evolución evoluciones
Definition La acción y el efecto de transformarse, desarrollarse, o moverse. Forma del plural de evolución.

Where the eye mixes evolución and evoluciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. evolución runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVVC) against evoluciones's 11 (VCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
evolución
11 ch
evoluciones

Why the eye confuses evolución with evoluciones

A purely visual mix-up. evolución ([eβ̞oluˈsjõn]) and evoluciones ([eβ̞oluˈsjones]) 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 41391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evolución is recorded at frequency rank #2,165, classified as anoun, pronounced [eβ̞oluˈsjõn]. evoluciones is at rank #39,226, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eβ̞oluˈsjones].

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 41391, this pair ranks #153,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evolución vs evoluciones

Shared letters: ceilnouv. Private to "evolución": ó. Private to "evoluciones": s.

"evolución" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC  ·  "evoluciones" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evoluciones ← eboluciones · eovluciones · evlouciones · evolcuiones · evolluciones · evolucciones · evolucinoes · evolucioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "evolución" for "evoluciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞oluˈsjõn] versus [eβ̞oluˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "evolución" vs "evoluciones" - which ranks higher?
"evolución" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,165 in our Spanish list, against #39,226 for "evoluciones". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "evolución" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evoluciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #153,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evolución" and "evoluciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evolucionan vs evoluciones". 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 #153,909 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