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“institución” and “instituciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,858
- “institución” frequency rank
- #1,248
- “instituciones” frequency rank
- 3106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | institución | instituciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organismo público o privado fundado para desempeñar una labor cultural, científica, política o social. | Forma del plural de institución. |
Where the eye mixes institución and instituciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. institución runs 11 letters (VCCCVCVCVVC) against instituciones's 13 (VCCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: institución vs instituciones
A purely visual mix-up. institución ([ĩnst̪it̪uˈsjõn]) and instituciones ([ĩnst̪it̪uˈsjones]) 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 3106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
institución is recorded at frequency rank #1,858, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩnst̪it̪uˈsjõn]. instituciones is at rank #1,248, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩnst̪it̪uˈsjones].
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 3106, this pair ranks #319,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of institución vs instituciones
Shared letters: cinstu. Private to "institución": ó. Private to "instituciones": eo.
"institución" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVC · "instituciones" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- instituciones ← innstituciones · insittuciones · insstituciones · institcuiones · instittuciones · institucciones · institucinoes · institucioens
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "institución" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "instituciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "institución" and "instituciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "institucionales vs instituciones". 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 #319,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.