Which to use
“munición” and “municiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,183
- “munición” frequency rank
- #10,714
- “municiones” frequency rank
- 24897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | munición | municiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carga que se pone a las armas de fuego. | Forma del plural de munición. |
Where the eye mixes munición and municiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between munición and municiones
A purely visual mix-up. munición ([muniˈsjõn]) and municiones ([muniˈsjones]) 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 24897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
munición is recorded at frequency rank #14,183, classified as anoun, pronounced [muniˈsjõn]. municiones is at rank #10,714, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muniˈsjones].
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 24897, this pair ranks #238,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of munición vs municiones
Shared letters: cimnu. Private to "munición": ó. Private to "municiones": eos.
"munición" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "municiones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- municiones ← mmuniciones · mnuiciones · muinciones · munciiones · municciones · municinoes · municioens · municioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "munición" for "municiones" ever safe?
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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 "munición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "municiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "munición" and "municiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "munición vs mutación". 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 #238,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.