Which to use
“omisión” and “omisiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,901
- “omisión” frequency rank
- #28,095
- “omisiones” frequency rank
- 42996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omisión | omisiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de omitir | Forma del plural de omisión. |
Where the eye mixes omisión and omisiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. omisión runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against omisiones's 9 (VCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses omisión with omisiones
A purely visual mix-up. omisión ([omiˈsjõn]) and omisiones ([omiˈsjones]) 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 42996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omisión is recorded at frequency rank #14,901, classified as anoun, pronounced [omiˈsjõn]. omisiones is at rank #28,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced [omiˈsjones].
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 42996, this pair ranks #145,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of omisión vs omisiones
Shared letters: imnos. Private to "omisión": ó. Private to "omisiones": e.
"omisión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "omisiones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- omisiones ← moisiones · oimsiones · omiciones · omiisones · omisinoes · omisioens · omisioness · omisionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "omisión" and "omisiones" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "omisión" or "omisiones" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "omisión" and "omisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "omisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "omisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omisión" and "omisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omisión vs omitió". 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 #145,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.