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

#48,603
“pociones” frequency rank
#3,007
“posiciones” frequency rank
51610
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pociones posiciones
Definition Forma del plural de poción. Forma del plural de posición.

Where the eye mixes pociones and posiciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
pociones
10 ch
posiciones

Look-alike desk: pociones vs posiciones

A purely visual mix-up. pociones ([poˈsjones]) and posiciones ([posiˈsjones]) 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 51610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pociones is recorded at frequency rank #48,603, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈsjones]. posiciones is at rank #3,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced [posiˈsjones].

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 51610, this pair ranks #97,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pociones vs posiciones

Shared letters: ceinops. Private to "pociones": -. Private to "posiciones": -.

"pociones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "posiciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pocionespcoiones · pocciones · pocinoes · pocioens · pocioness · pocionnes · pocionse · pocoines
  • posicionesopsiciones · pociciones · poisciones · posciiones · posicciones · posicinoes · posicioens · posicioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pociones" and "posiciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([poˈsjones] versus [posiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pociones" vs "posiciones" - which ranks higher?
"posiciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,007 in our Spanish list, against #48,603 for "pociones". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pociones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "posiciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #97,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pociones" and "posiciones" 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 #97,033 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