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

#19,403
“explotaciones” frequency rank
#6,528
“exportaciones” frequency rank
25931
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explotaciones exportaciones
Definition Forma del plural de explotación. Forma del plural de exportación.

Where the eye mixes explotaciones and exportaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. explotaciones (VCCCVCVCVVCVC) and exportaciones (VCCVCCVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

13 ch
explotaciones
13 ch
exportaciones

Visual trap between explotaciones and exportaciones

A purely visual mix-up. explotaciones ([eksplot̪aˈsjones]) and exportaciones ([ekspoɾt̪aˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

explotaciones is recorded at frequency rank #19,403, classified as anoun, pronounced [eksplot̪aˈsjones]. exportaciones is at rank #6,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekspoɾt̪aˈsjones].

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 25931, this pair ranks #234,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of explotaciones vs exportaciones

Shared letters: aceinopstx. Private to "explotaciones": l. Private to "exportaciones": r.

"explotaciones" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVCVC  ·  "exportaciones" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • explotaciones ← epxlotaciones · exlpotaciones · expllotaciones · exploatciones · explotacciones · explotacinoes · explotacioens · explotacioness
  • exportaciones ← epxortaciones · exoprtaciones · exporatciones · exporrtaciones · exportacciones · exportacinoes · exportacioens · exportacioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "explotaciones" for "exportaciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eksplot̪aˈsjones] versus [ekspoɾt̪aˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "explotaciones" vs "exportaciones" - which ranks higher?
"exportaciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,528 in our Spanish list, against #19,403 for "explotaciones". 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 "explotaciones" and "exportaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "explotaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exportaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explotaciones" and "exportaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exploraciones vs explotaciones". 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 #234,125 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