Which to use
“licitaciones” and “limitaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,383
- “licitaciones” frequency rank
- #6,079
- “limitaciones” frequency rank
- 27462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | licitaciones | limitaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de licitación. | Forma del plural de limitación. |
Where the eye mixes licitaciones and limitaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. licitaciones and limitaciones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between licitaciones and limitaciones
A purely visual mix-up. licitaciones ([lisit̪aˈsjones]) and limitaciones ([limit̪aˈsjones]) 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 a single letter - c in “licitaciones” becomes m in “limitaciones”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
licitaciones is recorded at frequency rank #21,383, classified as anoun, pronounced [lisit̪aˈsjones]. limitaciones is at rank #6,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [limit̪aˈsjones].
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 27462, this pair ranks #226,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of licitaciones vs limitaciones
Shared letters: aceilnost. Private to "licitaciones": -. Private to "limitaciones": m.
"licitaciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC · "limitaciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- licitaciones ← ilcitaciones · lciitaciones · liccitaciones · liciatciones · licitacciones · licitacinoes · licitacioens · licitacioness
- limitaciones ← ilmitaciones · liimtaciones · limiatciones · limitacciones · limitacinoes · limitacioens · limitacioness · limitacionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "licitaciones" and "limitaciones" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "licitaciones" or "limitaciones"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "licitaciones" and "limitaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "licitaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limitaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "licitaciones" and "limitaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "licitación vs licitaciones". 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 #226,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.