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“pasiones” and “pociones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,834
“pasiones” frequency rank
#48,603
“pociones” frequency rank
60437
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasiones pociones
Definition Forma del plural de pasión. Forma del plural de poción.

Where the eye mixes pasiones and pociones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
pasiones
8 ch
pociones

Visual trap between pasiones and pociones

A purely visual mix-up. pasiones ([paˈsjones]) and pociones ([poˈsjones]) 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 60437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pasiones is recorded at frequency rank #11,834, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsjones]. pociones is at rank #48,603, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poˈsjones].

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 60437, this pair ranks #58,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pasiones vs pociones

Shared letters: einops. Private to "pasiones": a. Private to "pociones": c.

"pasiones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "pociones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pasionesapsiones · paciones · paisones · pasinoes · pasioens · pasioness · pasionnes · pasionse
  • pocionespcoiones · pocciones · pocinoes · pocioens · pocioness · pocionnes · pocionse · pocoines

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pasiones" and "pociones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paˈsjones] versus [poˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pasiones" vs "pociones" - which ranks higher?
"pasiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,834 in our Spanish list, against #48,603 for "pociones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pasiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pociones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pasiones" and "pociones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pociones vs portones". 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 #58,963 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