Which to use
“exportación” and “exportaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,729
- “exportación” frequency rank
- #6,528
- “exportaciones” frequency rank
- 12257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exportación | exportaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Efecto y acción de exportar o expedir mercancías | Forma del plural de exportación. |
Where the eye mixes exportación and exportaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. exportación runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCVVC) against exportaciones's 13 (VCCVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exportación vs exportaciones
A purely visual mix-up. exportación ([ekspoɾt̪aˈsjõn]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exportación is recorded at frequency rank #5,729, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekspoɾt̪aˈsjõn]. 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 12257, this pair ranks #292,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exportación vs exportaciones
Shared letters: aceinoprtx. Private to "exportación": ó. Private to "exportaciones": s.
"exportación" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC · "exportaciones" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exportaciones ← epxortaciones · exoprtaciones · exporatciones · exporrtaciones · exportacciones · exportacinoes · exportacioens · exportacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exportación" and "exportaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exportación" or "exportaciones" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exportación" 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 #292,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exportación" and "exportaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expiración vs exportación". 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 #292,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.