Which to use
“intersección” and “intersecciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,131
- “intersección” frequency rank
- #41,437
- “intersecciones” frequency rank
- 56568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intersección | intersecciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lugar donde coinciden dos o más caminos. | Forma del plural de intersección. |
Where the eye mixes intersección and intersecciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intersección with intersecciones
A purely visual mix-up. intersección ([ĩn̪t̪eɾsekˈsjõn]) and intersecciones ([ĩn̪t̪eɾsekˈsjones]) 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 56568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intersección is recorded at frequency rank #15,131, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾsekˈsjõn]. intersecciones is at rank #41,437, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾsekˈsjones].
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 56568, this pair ranks #74,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intersección vs intersecciones
Shared letters: ceinrst. Private to "intersección": ó. Private to "intersecciones": o.
"intersección" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVC · "intersecciones" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intersecciones ← inetrsecciones · inntersecciones · intercecciones · interescciones · interrsecciones · intersceciones · interseccinoes · interseccioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intersección" and "intersecciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "intersección" or "intersecciones" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intersección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intersecciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intersección" and "intersecciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interacciones vs intersecciones". 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 #74,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.