Which to use
“pasión” and “pasiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,410
- “pasión” frequency rank
- #11,834
- “pasiones” frequency rank
- 14244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasión | pasiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emoción o sentimiento muy fuertes. | Forma del plural de pasión. |
Where the eye mixes pasión and pasiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasión runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against pasiones's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pasión with pasiones
A purely visual mix-up. pasión ([paˈsjõn]) and pasiones ([paˈsjones]) 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 14244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasión is recorded at frequency rank #2,410, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsjõn]. pasiones is at rank #11,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈsjones].
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 14244, this pair ranks #284,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasión vs pasiones
Shared letters: ainps. Private to "pasión": ó. Private to "pasiones": eo.
"pasión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pasiones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasiones ← apsiones · paciones · paisones · pasinoes · pasioens · pasioness · pasionnes · pasionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasión" and "pasiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pasión" vs "pasiones" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasión" and "pasiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasión" and "pasiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasiones vs pociones". 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 #284,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.