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“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.

10 ch
prestación
12 ch
prestaciones

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?
No. They are said differently ([pɾest̪aˈsjõn] versus [pɾest̪aˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "prestación" or "prestaciones"?
"prestaciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,342 in our Spanish list, against #9,022 for "prestación". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list