Which to use
“prisión” and “prisiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,746
- “prisión” frequency rank
- #13,546
- “prisiones” frequency rank
- 15292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prisión | prisiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o acto de prender, coger o asir. | Grillos, cadenas y otros instrumentos para impedir el libre movimiento, por ejemplo en las cárceles para asegurar los delincuentes. |
Where the eye mixes prisión and prisiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between prisión and prisiones
A purely visual mix-up. prisión ([pɾiˈsjõn]) and prisiones ([pɾiˈsjones]) 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 15292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prisión is recorded at frequency rank #1,746, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾiˈsjõn]. prisiones is at rank #13,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾiˈsjones].
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 15292, this pair ranks #280,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prisión vs prisiones
Shared letters: inprs. Private to "prisión": ó. Private to "prisiones": eo.
"prisión" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "prisiones" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prisiones ← pirsiones · pprisiones · priciones · priisones · prisinoes · prisioens · prisioness · prisionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prisión" and "prisiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prisión" or "prisiones" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "prisión" and "prisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prisión" and "prisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precisiones vs prisiones". 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 #280,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.