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“mociones” and “motines” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,134
“mociones” frequency rank
#36,173
“motines” frequency rank
79307
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mociones motines
Definition Forma del plural de moción. Forma del plural de motín.

Where the eye mixes mociones and motines

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mociones runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against motines's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
mociones
7 ch
motines

Visual trap between mociones and motines

A purely visual mix-up. mociones ([moˈsjones]) and motines ([moˈt̪ines]) 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 79307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mociones is recorded at frequency rank #43,134, classified as anoun, pronounced [moˈsjones]. motines is at rank #36,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈt̪ines].

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 79307, this pair ranks #13,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mociones vs motines

Shared letters: eimnos. Private to "mociones": c. Private to "motines": t.

"mociones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "motines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mocionesmcoiones · mmociones · mocciones · mocinoes · mocioens · mocioness · mocionnes · mocionse
  • motinesmmotines · moitnes · motiens · motiness · motinnes · motinse · motnies · mottines

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mociones" and "motines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([moˈsjones] versus [moˈt̪ines]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mociones" vs "motines" - which ranks higher?
"motines" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,173 in our Spanish list, against #43,134 for "mociones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mociones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "motines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mociones" and "motines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mechones vs mociones". 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 #13,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list