locaciónvslocuciónTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,938
“locación” frequency rank
#33,207
“locución” frequency rank
58145
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature locación locución
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 de hablar.

Where the eye mixes locación and locución

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. locación and locución follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
locación
8 ch
locución

Look-alike desk: locación vs locución

A purely visual mix-up. locación ([lokaˈsjõn]) and locución ([lokuˈsjõn]) 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 - a in “locación” becomes u in “locución”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58145, 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]. locución is at rank #33,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lokuˈsjõn].

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 58145, this pair ranks #67,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of locación vs locución

Shared letters: cilnoó. Private to "locación": a. Private to "locución": u.

"locación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "locución" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "locación" and "locución" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([lokaˈsjõn] versus [lokuˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "locación" vs "locución" - which ranks higher?
"locación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,938 in our Spanish list, against #33,207 for "locución". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "locución" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "locación" and "locución" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loción vs locución". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #67,597 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