omisiónvsomisionesWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

7 ch
omisión
9 ch
omisiones

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?
No. They are said differently ([omiˈsjõn] versus [omiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "omisión" or "omisiones" show up more?
"omisión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,901 in our Spanish list, against #28,095 for "omisiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list