Which to use
“posesiones” and “posiciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,897
- “posesiones” frequency rank
- #3,007
- “posiciones” frequency rank
- 15904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posesiones | posiciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de posesión. | Forma del plural de posición. |
Where the eye mixes posesiones and posiciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses posesiones with posiciones
A purely visual mix-up. posesiones ([poseˈsjones]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posesiones is recorded at frequency rank #12,897, classified as anoun, pronounced [poseˈsjones]. 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 15904, this pair ranks #278,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of posesiones vs posiciones
Shared letters: einops. Private to "posesiones": -. Private to "posiciones": c.
"posesiones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "posiciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- posesiones ← opsesiones · poceciones · poessiones · poseisones · posesinoes · posesioens · posesioness · posesionnes
- posiciones ← opsiciones · pociciones · poisciones · posciiones · posicciones · posicinoes · posicioens · posicioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posesiones" for "posiciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "posesiones" or "posiciones"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "posesiones" and "posiciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "posesiones" 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 #278,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posesiones" and "posiciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pociones vs posiciones". 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 #278,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.