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

#14,846
“extorsión” frequency rank
#39,233
“extorsiones” frequency rank
54079
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extorsión extorsiones
Definition Presión ejercida por medio de amenazas, difamación o daño que se realiza para obtener dinero generalmente. Forma del plural de extorsión.

Where the eye mixes extorsión and extorsiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
extorsión
11 ch
extorsiones

Visual trap between extorsión and extorsiones

A purely visual mix-up. extorsión ([ekst̪oɾˈsjõn]) and extorsiones ([ekst̪oɾˈsjones]) 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 54079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extorsión is recorded at frequency rank #14,846, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekst̪oɾˈsjõn]. extorsiones is at rank #39,233, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekst̪oɾˈsjones].

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 54079, this pair ranks #84,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extorsión vs extorsiones

Shared letters: einorstx. Private to "extorsión": ó. Private to "extorsiones": -.

"extorsión" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "extorsiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extorsionesetxorsiones · exotrsiones · extorciones · extorisones · extorrsiones · extorsinoes · extorsioens · extorsioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "extorsión" and "extorsiones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪oɾˈsjõn] versus [ekst̪oɾˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "extorsión" vs "extorsiones" - which ranks higher?
"extorsión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,846 in our Spanish list, against #39,233 for "extorsiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "extorsión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extorsiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extorsión" and "extorsiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excursiones vs extorsiones". 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 #84,889 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