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.
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?
Frequency check: "locación" vs "locución" - which ranks higher?
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.