Which to use
“imitación” and “imitaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,834
- “imitación” frequency rank
- #28,786
- “imitaciones” frequency rank
- 41620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imitación | imitaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de imitar | Forma del plural de imitación. |
Where the eye mixes imitación and imitaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. imitación runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVVC) against imitaciones's 11 (VCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: imitación vs imitaciones
A purely visual mix-up. imitación ([imit̪aˈsjõn]) and imitaciones ([imit̪aˈsjones]) 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 41620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imitación is recorded at frequency rank #12,834, classified as anoun, pronounced [imit̪aˈsjõn]. imitaciones is at rank #28,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [imit̪aˈsjones].
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 41620, this pair ranks #152,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imitación vs imitaciones
Shared letters: acimnt. Private to "imitación": ó. Private to "imitaciones": eos.
"imitación" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "imitaciones" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imitaciones ← iimtaciones · imiatciones · imitacciones · imitacinoes · imitacioens · imitacioness · imitacionnes · imitacionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imitación" for "imitaciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "imitación" or "imitaciones"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "imitación" and "imitaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "imitación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imitaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imitación" and "imitaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imitaciones vs imputaciones". 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 #152,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.