Which to use
“posición” and “posiciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #858
- “posición” frequency rank
- #3,007
- “posiciones” frequency rank
- 3865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posición | posiciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lugar, ubicación | Forma del plural de posición. |
Where the eye mixes posición and posiciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. posición runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against posiciones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: posición vs posiciones
A purely visual mix-up. posición ([posiˈsjõn]) 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 3865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posición is recorded at frequency rank #858, classified as anoun, pronounced [posiˈsjõn]. 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 3865, this pair ranks #317,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of posición vs posiciones
Shared letters: cinops. Private to "posición": ó. Private to "posiciones": e.
"posición" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "posiciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- posiciones ← opsiciones · pociciones · poisciones · posciiones · posicciones · posicinoes · posicioens · posicioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posición" for "posiciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "posición" or "posiciones"?
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 "posición" 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 #317,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posición" 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 #317,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.