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Which to use

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

#6,526
“exploración” frequency rank
#25,637
“exploraciones” frequency rank
32163
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exploración exploraciones
Definition Acción o efecto de explorar. Forma del plural de exploración.

Where the eye mixes exploración and exploraciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. exploración runs 11 letters (VCCCVCVCVVC) against exploraciones's 13 (VCCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
exploración
13 ch
exploraciones

Why the eye confuses exploración with exploraciones

A purely visual mix-up. exploración ([eksploɾaˈsjõn]) and exploraciones ([eksploɾaˈsjones]) 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 32163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exploración is recorded at frequency rank #6,526, classified as anoun, pronounced [eksploɾaˈsjõn]. exploraciones is at rank #25,637, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eksploɾaˈsjones].

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 32163, this pair ranks #203,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exploración vs exploraciones

Shared letters: aceilnoprx. Private to "exploración": ó. Private to "exploraciones": s.

"exploración" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVC  ·  "exploraciones" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exploraciones ← epxloraciones · exlporaciones · explloraciones · exploarciones · exploracciones · exploracinoes · exploracioens · exploracioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exploración" and "exploraciones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eksploɾaˈsjõn] versus [eksploɾaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exploración" or "exploraciones"?
"exploración" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,526 in our Spanish list, against #25,637 for "exploraciones". 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 "exploración" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exploraciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #203,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exploración" and "exploraciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expiración vs exploración". 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 #203,433 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