invitaciónvsinvitacionesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,259
“invitación” frequency rank
#15,400
“invitaciones” frequency rank
19659
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invitación invitaciones
Definition Acción o efecto de invitar. Forma del plural de invitación.

Where the eye mixes invitación and invitaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. invitación runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVVC) against invitaciones's 12 (VCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
invitación
12 ch
invitaciones

Why the eye confuses invitación with invitaciones

A purely visual mix-up. invitación ([ĩmbit̪aˈsjõn]) and invitaciones ([ĩmbit̪aˈsjones]) 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 19659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invitación is recorded at frequency rank #4,259, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩmbit̪aˈsjõn]. invitaciones is at rank #15,400, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmbit̪aˈsjones].

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 19659, this pair ranks #262,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of invitación vs invitaciones

Shared letters: acintv. Private to "invitación": ó. Private to "invitaciones": eos.

"invitación" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC  ·  "invitaciones" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • invitaciones ← inbitaciones · inivtaciones · innvitaciones · inviatciones · invitacciones · invitacinoes · invitacioens · invitacioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "invitación" and "invitaciones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmbit̪aˈsjõn] versus [ĩmbit̪aˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "invitación" or "invitaciones" show up more?
"invitación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,259 in our Spanish list, against #15,400 for "invitaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "invitación" and "invitaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "invitación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "invitaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #262,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "invitación" and "invitaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imitaciones vs invitaciones". 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 #262,782 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