Which to use
“limitación” and “limitaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,167
- “limitación” frequency rank
- #6,079
- “limitaciones” frequency rank
- 16246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitación | limitaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de limitar o de limitarse. | Forma del plural de limitación. |
Where the eye mixes limitación and limitaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. limitación runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against limitaciones's 12 (CVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: limitación vs limitaciones
A purely visual mix-up. limitación ([limit̪aˈsjõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limitación is recorded at frequency rank #10,167, classified as anoun, pronounced [limit̪aˈsjõn]. 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 16246, this pair ranks #276,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of limitación vs limitaciones
Shared letters: acilmnt. Private to "limitación": ó. Private to "limitaciones": eos.
"limitación" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "limitaciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- limitaciones ← ilmitaciones · liimtaciones · limiatciones · limitacciones · limitacinoes · limitacioens · limitacioness · limitacionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limitación" for "limitaciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "limitación" vs "limitaciones" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "limitación" 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 #276,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitación" and "limitaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limitación vs limitaron". 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 #276,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.