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

#44,244
“imperfección” frequency rank
#23,818
“imperfecciones” frequency rank
68062
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imperfección imperfecciones
Definition Carencia de perfección. Forma del plural de imperfección

Where the eye mixes imperfección and imperfecciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. imperfección runs 12 letters (VCCVCCVCCVVC) against imperfecciones's 14 (VCCVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
imperfección
14 ch
imperfecciones

Why the eye confuses imperfección with imperfecciones

A purely visual mix-up. imperfección ([ĩmpeɾfekˈsjõn]) and imperfecciones ([ĩmpeɾfekˈsjones]) 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 68062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imperfección is recorded at frequency rank #44,244, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩmpeɾfekˈsjõn]. imperfecciones is at rank #23,818, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmpeɾfekˈsjones].

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 68062, this pair ranks #35,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imperfección vs imperfecciones

Shared letters: cefimnpr. Private to "imperfección": ó. Private to "imperfecciones": os.

"imperfección" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVC  ·  "imperfecciones" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imperfecciones ← imeprfecciones · immperfecciones · impefrecciones · imperefcciones · imperfceciones · imperfeccinoes · imperfeccioens · imperfeccioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "imperfección" and "imperfecciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpeɾfekˈsjõn] versus [ĩmpeɾfekˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "imperfección" or "imperfecciones" show up more?
"imperfecciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,818 in our Spanish list, against #44,244 for "imperfección". 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 "imperfección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imperfecciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #35,498 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