Which to use
“perturbación” and “perturbaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,560
- “perturbación” frequency rank
- #34,266
- “perturbaciones” frequency rank
- 60826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perturbación | perturbaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de perturbar o de perturbarse. | Forma del plural de perturbación. |
Where the eye mixes perturbación and perturbaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. perturbación runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCVVC) against perturbaciones's 14 (CVCCVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perturbación and perturbaciones
A purely visual mix-up. perturbación ([peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjõn]) and perturbaciones ([peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjones]) 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 60826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perturbación is recorded at frequency rank #26,560, classified as anoun, pronounced [peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjõn]. perturbaciones is at rank #34,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjones].
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 60826, this pair ranks #57,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perturbación vs perturbaciones
Shared letters: abceinprtu. Private to "perturbación": ó. Private to "perturbaciones": os.
"perturbación" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVC · "perturbaciones" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perturbaciones ← eprturbaciones · perrturbaciones · pertrubaciones · pertturbaciones · pertubraciones · perturabciones · perturbacciones · perturbacinoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perturbación" for "perturbaciones" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perturbación" or "perturbaciones" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perturbación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perturbaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #57,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.