Which to use
“medición” and “mediciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,373
- “medición” frequency rank
- #16,637
- “mediciones” frequency rank
- 27010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medición | mediciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de medir. | Forma del plural de medición. |
Where the eye mixes medición and mediciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses medición with mediciones
A purely visual mix-up. medición ([með̞iˈsjõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
medición is recorded at frequency rank #10,373, classified as anoun, pronounced [með̞iˈsjõn]. 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 27010, this pair ranks #228,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of medición vs mediciones
Shared letters: cdeimn. Private to "medición": ó. Private to "mediciones": os.
"medición" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "mediciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mediciones ← emdiciones · mdeiciones · medciiones · meddiciones · medicciones · medicinoes · medicioens · medicioness
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "medición" 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 #228,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medición" 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 #228,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.