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

#5,424
“precisión” frequency rank
#46,741
“precisiones” frequency rank
52165
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature precisión precisiones
Definition Obligación o necesidad indispensable de hacer alguna cosa. Forma del plural de precisión.

Where the eye mixes precisión and precisiones

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

9 ch
precisión
11 ch
precisiones

Look-alike desk: precisión vs precisiones

A purely visual mix-up. precisión ([pɾesiˈsjõn]) and precisiones ([pɾesiˈsjones]) 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 52165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

precisión is recorded at frequency rank #5,424, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾesiˈsjõn]. precisiones is at rank #46,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾesiˈsjones].

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 52165, this pair ranks #94,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of precisión vs precisiones

Shared letters: ceinprs. Private to "precisión": ó. Private to "precisiones": o.

"precisión" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC  ·  "precisiones" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • precisionespercisiones · pprecisiones · prceisiones · preccisiones · preciciones · preciisones · precisinoes · precisioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "precisión" and "precisiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾesiˈsjõn] versus [pɾesiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "precisión" or "precisiones"?
"precisión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,424 in our Spanish list, against #46,741 for "precisiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "precisión" and "precisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "precisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "precisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "precisión" and "precisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisiones vs procesiones". 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 #94,068 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