Which to use
“prestación” and “prestaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,022
- “prestación” frequency rank
- #7,342
- “prestaciones” frequency rank
- 16364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prestación | prestaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Efecto y acción de prestar o conceder algo. | Forma del plural de prestación. |
Where the eye mixes prestación and prestaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. prestación runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCVVC) against prestaciones's 12 (CCVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prestación vs prestaciones
A purely visual mix-up. prestación ([pɾest̪aˈsjõn]) and prestaciones ([pɾest̪aˈsjones]) 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 16364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prestación is recorded at frequency rank #9,022, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾest̪aˈsjõn]. prestaciones is at rank #7,342, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾest̪aˈsjones].
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 16364, this pair ranks #276,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prestación vs prestaciones
Shared letters: aceinprst. Private to "prestación": ó. Private to "prestaciones": o.
"prestación" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVC · "prestaciones" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prestaciones ← perstaciones · pprestaciones · presatciones · presstaciones · prestacciones · prestacinoes · prestacioens · prestacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prestación" and "prestaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prestación" or "prestaciones"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prestación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prestaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prestación" and "prestaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prestación vs prestaron". 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 #276,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.