pasiónvspasionesWhat's the difference?

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.

6 ch
pasión
8 ch
pasiones

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?
No. They are said differently ([paˈsjõn] versus [paˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pasión" vs "pasiones" - which ranks higher?
"pasión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,410 in our Spanish list, against #11,834 for "pasiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list