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

#5,616
“expedición” frequency rank
#16,579
“expediciones” frequency rank
22195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature expedición expediciones
Definition Acción y efecto de expedir. Forma del plural de expedición.

Where the eye mixes expedición and expediciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
expedición
12 ch
expediciones

Visual trap between expedición and expediciones

A purely visual mix-up. expedición ([ekspeð̞iˈsjõn]) and expediciones ([ekspeð̞iˈsjones]) 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 22195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

expedición is recorded at frequency rank #5,616, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekspeð̞iˈsjõn]. expediciones is at rank #16,579, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekspeð̞iˈsjones].

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 22195, this pair ranks #251,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of expedición vs expediciones

Shared letters: cdeinpx. Private to "expedición": ó. Private to "expediciones": os.

"expedición" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC  ·  "expediciones" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • expedicionesepxediciones · exepdiciones · expdeiciones · expedciiones · expeddiciones · expedicciones · expedicinoes · expedicioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "expedición" and "expediciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekspeð̞iˈsjõn] versus [ekspeð̞iˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "expedición" or "expediciones"?
"expedición" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,616 in our Spanish list, against #16,579 for "expediciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "expedición" and "expediciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "expedición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "expediciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #251,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "expedición" and "expediciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expediciones vs exposiciones". 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 #251,475 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