Which to use
“proporción” and “proporciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,878
- “proporción” frequency rank
- #10,555
- “proporciones” frequency rank
- 16433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proporción | proporciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Disposición o relación adecuada entre las partes y el todo, o entre diferentes cosas entre sí. | Tamaño, extensión o importancia de algo. |
Where the eye mixes proporción and proporciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. proporción runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVVC) against proporciones's 12 (CCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between proporción and proporciones
A purely visual mix-up. proporción ([pɾopoɾˈsjõn]) and proporciones ([pɾopoɾˈsjones]) 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 16433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proporción is recorded at frequency rank #5,878, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾopoɾˈsjõn]. proporciones is at rank #10,555, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾopoɾˈsjones].
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 16433, this pair ranks #276,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proporción vs proporciones
Shared letters: cinopr. Private to "proporción": ó. Private to "proporciones": es.
"proporción" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "proporciones" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proporciones ← porporciones · pproporciones · prooprciones · propocriones · proporcciones · proporcinoes · proporcioens · proporcioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proporción" for "proporciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "proporción" or "proporciones"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "proporción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proporciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proporción" and "proporciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proporcionen vs proporciones". 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 #276,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.