Which to use
“locación” and “loción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,938
- “locación” frequency rank
- #34,196
- “loción” frequency rank
- 59134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locación | loción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contrato por el cual existe una relación entre dos partes, mediante la cual se obligan de manera recíproca y por un tiempo determinado la cesión de un bien o servicio quedando obligada la parte que aprovecha la posesión a pagar un precio cierto. | Acción o efecto de lavar. |
Where the eye mixes locación and loción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. locación runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against loción's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses locación with loción
A purely visual mix-up. locación ([lokaˈsjõn]) and loción ([loˈsjõn]) 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 59134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locación is recorded at frequency rank #24,938, classified as anoun, pronounced [lokaˈsjõn]. loción is at rank #34,196, tagged as anoun, pronounced [loˈsjõn].
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 59134, this pair ranks #63,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of locación vs loción
Shared letters: cilnoó. Private to "locación": a. Private to "loción": -.
"locación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "loción" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "locación" for "loción" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "locación" or "loción" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "locación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locación" and "loción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loción vs lucían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.