Which to use
“nación” and “nation” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,038
- “nación” frequency rank
- #23,512
- “nation” frequency rank
- 24550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nación | nation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comunidad de personas que comparten un legado cultural, étnico o histórico. | Nación. |
Where the eye mixes nación and nation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nación and nation follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: nación vs nation
A purely visual mix-up. nación ([naˈsjõn]) and nation (/na.sjɔ̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nación is recorded at frequency rank #1,038, classified as anoun, pronounced [naˈsjõn]. nation is at rank #23,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced /na.sjɔ̃/.
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 24550, this pair ranks #240,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nación vs nation
Shared letters: ain. Private to "nación": có. Private to "nation": ot.
"nación" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "nation" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nation ← antion · naiton · natino · nationn · natoin · nattion · nnation · ntaion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nación" and "nation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nación" vs "nation" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nación" and "nation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nation vs native". 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 #240,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.