Which to use
“maldición” and “maldiciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,319
- “maldición” frequency rank
- #35,134
- “maldiciones” frequency rank
- 44453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maldición | maldiciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de maldecir. | Forma del plural de maldición. |
Where the eye mixes maldición and maldiciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maldición vs maldiciones
A purely visual mix-up. maldición ([mal̪d̪iˈsjõn]) and maldiciones ([mal̪d̪iˈsjones]) 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 44453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maldición is recorded at frequency rank #9,319, classified as anoun, pronounced [mal̪d̪iˈsjõn]. maldiciones is at rank #35,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mal̪d̪iˈsjones].
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 44453, this pair ranks #136,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maldición vs maldiciones
Shared letters: acdilmn. Private to "maldición": ó. Private to "maldiciones": eos.
"maldición" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "maldiciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maldiciones ← amldiciones · madliciones · maldciiones · malddiciones · maldicciones · maldicinoes · maldicioens · maldicioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maldición" for "maldiciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maldición" or "maldiciones"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maldición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maldiciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maldición" and "maldiciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maldiciones vs mediciones". 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 #136,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.