Which to use
“maldiciones” and “mediciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,134
- “maldiciones” frequency rank
- #16,637
- “mediciones” frequency rank
- 51771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maldiciones | mediciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maldición. | Forma del plural de medición. |
Where the eye mixes maldiciones and mediciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses maldiciones with mediciones
A purely visual mix-up. maldiciones ([mal̪d̪iˈsjones]) and mediciones ([með̞iˈsjones]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maldiciones is recorded at frequency rank #35,134, classified as anoun, pronounced [mal̪d̪iˈsjones]. mediciones is at rank #16,637, tagged as anoun, pronounced [með̞iˈsjones].
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 51771, this pair ranks #96,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maldiciones vs mediciones
Shared letters: cdeimnos. Private to "maldiciones": al. Private to "mediciones": -.
"maldiciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC · "mediciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maldiciones ← amldiciones · madliciones · maldciiones · malddiciones · maldicciones · maldicinoes · maldicioens · maldicioness
- mediciones ← emdiciones · mdeiciones · medciiones · meddiciones · medicciones · medicinoes · medicioens · medicioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maldiciones" and "mediciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maldiciones" or "mediciones" show up more?
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 "maldiciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mediciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maldiciones" and "mediciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediciones vs meditaciones". 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 #96,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.