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.
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?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "invitación" or "invitaciones" show up more?
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.