lecciónvsleccionesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,088
“lección” frequency rank
#5,325
“lecciones” frequency rank
9413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lección lecciones
Definition Lectura₁. Forma del plural de lección.

Where the eye mixes lección and lecciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lección runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against lecciones's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
lección
9 ch
lecciones

Visual trap between lección and lecciones

A purely visual mix-up. lección ([lekˈsjõn]) and lecciones ([lekˈsjones]) 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 9413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lección is recorded at frequency rank #4,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [lekˈsjõn]. lecciones is at rank #5,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lekˈsjones].

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 9413, this pair ranks #302,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of lección vs lecciones

Shared letters: ceiln. Private to "lección": ó. Private to "lecciones": os.

"lección" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "lecciones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lecciones ← elcciones · lceciones · leccinoes · leccioens · leccioness · leccionnes · leccionse · leccoines

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lección" and "lecciones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([lekˈsjõn] versus [lekˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lección" or "lecciones"?
"lección" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,088 in our Spanish list, against #5,325 for "lecciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "lección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lecciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lección" and "lecciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lección vs lechón". 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 #302,011 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