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

#5,325
“lecciones” frequency rank
#31,424
“locaciones” frequency rank
36749
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lecciones locaciones
Definition Forma del plural de lección. Forma del plural de locación.

Where the eye mixes lecciones and locaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. lecciones runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against locaciones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
lecciones
10 ch
locaciones

Look-alike desk: lecciones vs locaciones

A purely visual mix-up. lecciones ([lekˈsjones]) and locaciones ([lokaˈsjones]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lecciones is recorded at frequency rank #5,325, classified as anoun, pronounced [lekˈsjones]. locaciones is at rank #31,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lokaˈsjones].

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 36749, this pair ranks #178,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lecciones vs locaciones

Shared letters: ceilnos. Private to "lecciones": -. Private to "locaciones": a.

"lecciones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "locaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lecciones ← elcciones · lceciones · leccinoes · leccioens · leccioness · leccionnes · leccionse · leccoines
  • locaciones ← lcoaciones · llocaciones · loacciones · locacciones · locacinoes · locacioens · locacioness · locacionnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lecciones" and "locaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([lekˈsjones] versus [lokaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lecciones" or "locaciones"?
"lecciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,325 in our Spanish list, against #31,424 for "locaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lecciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "locaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #178,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lecciones" and "locaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "locación vs locaciones". 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 #178,990 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