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Which to use

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

#10,551
“previsión” frequency rank
#17,522
“previsiones” frequency rank
28073
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature previsión previsiones
Definition Acción o efecto de prever. Forma del plural de previsión.

Where the eye mixes previsión and previsiones

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

9 ch
previsión
11 ch
previsiones

Look-alike desk: previsión vs previsiones

A purely visual mix-up. previsión ([pɾeβ̞iˈsjõn]) and previsiones ([pɾeβ̞iˈsjones]) 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 28073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

previsión is recorded at frequency rank #10,551, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾeβ̞iˈsjõn]. previsiones is at rank #17,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾeβ̞iˈsjones].

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 28073, this pair ranks #223,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of previsión vs previsiones

Shared letters: einprsv. Private to "previsión": ó. Private to "previsiones": o.

"previsión" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC  ·  "previsiones" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • previsionespervisiones · pprevisiones · prebisiones · preivsiones · previciones · previisones · previsinoes · previsioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "previsión" and "previsiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾeβ̞iˈsjõn] versus [pɾeβ̞iˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "previsión" vs "previsiones" - which ranks higher?
"previsión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,551 in our Spanish list, against #17,522 for "previsiones". 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 "previsión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "previsiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #223,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "previsión" and "previsiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisiones vs previsiones". 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 #223,795 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