progresiónvsprogresosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,356
“progresión” frequency rank
#14,924
“progresos” frequency rank
33280
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature progresión progresos
Definition Acción o efecto de progresar o avanzar. Forma del plural de progreso.

Where the eye mixes progresión and progresos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

10 ch
progresión
9 ch
progresos

Visual trap between progresión and progresos

A purely visual mix-up. progresión ([pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn]) and progresos ([pɾoˈɣ̞ɾesos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

progresión is recorded at frequency rank #18,356, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn]. progresos is at rank #14,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾesos].

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 33280, this pair ranks #197,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of progresión vs progresos

Shared letters: egoprs. Private to "progresión": inó. Private to "progresos": -.

"progresión" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVC  ·  "progresos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • progresosporgresos · pprogresos · prgoresos · progersos · proggresos · progreoss · progresoss · progressos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "progresión" and "progresos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn] versus [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾesos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "progresión" vs "progresos" - which ranks higher?
"progresos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,924 in our Spanish list, against #18,356 for "progresión". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "progresión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "progresos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #197,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "progresión" and "progresos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "progresos vs progress". 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 #197,598 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