Which to use
“infección” and “infecciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,547
- “infección” frequency rank
- #11,430
- “infecciones” frequency rank
- 17977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infección | infecciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de infectar o de infectarse. | Forma del plural de infección. |
Where the eye mixes infección and infecciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. infección runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against infecciones's 11 (VCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: infección vs infecciones
A purely visual mix-up. infección ([ĩɱfekˈsjõn]) and infecciones ([ĩɱfekˈsjones]) 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 17977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infección is recorded at frequency rank #6,547, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱfekˈsjõn]. infecciones is at rank #11,430, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱfekˈsjones].
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 17977, this pair ranks #269,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of infección vs infecciones
Shared letters: cefin. Private to "infección": ó. Private to "infecciones": os.
"infección" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "infecciones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infecciones ← ifnecciones · inefcciones · infceciones · infeccinoes · infeccioens · infeccioness · infeccionnes · infeccionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "infección" and "infecciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "infección" or "infecciones"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infecciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infección" and "infecciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infección vs infecciosa". 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 #269,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.