Which to use
“mansión” and “mansiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,679
- “mansión” frequency rank
- #26,518
- “mansiones” frequency rank
- 36197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mansión | mansiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palacio o casa suntuosa. | Forma del plural de mansión. |
Where the eye mixes mansión and mansiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mansión runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against mansiones's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mansión with mansiones
A purely visual mix-up. mansión ([mãnˈsjõn]) and mansiones ([mãnˈsjones]) 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 36197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mansión is recorded at frequency rank #9,679, classified as anoun, pronounced [mãnˈsjõn]. mansiones is at rank #26,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mãnˈsjones].
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 36197, this pair ranks #181,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mansión vs mansiones
Shared letters: aimns. Private to "mansión": ó. Private to "mansiones": eo.
"mansión" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "mansiones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mansiones ← amnsiones · manciones · manisones · mannsiones · mansinoes · mansioens · mansioness · mansionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mansión" for "mansiones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mansión" vs "mansiones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mansión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mansiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mansión" and "mansiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mansiones vs mantienes". 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 #181,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.