Which to use
“reducción” and “reducciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,011
- “reducción” frequency rank
- #22,837
- “reducciones” frequency rank
- 25848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reducción | reducciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de reducir de hacer algo más pequeño. | Forma del plural de reducción. |
Where the eye mixes reducción and reducciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reducción runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against reducciones's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reducción with reducciones
A purely visual mix-up. reducción ([reð̞ukˈsjõn]) and reducciones ([reð̞ukˈsjones]) 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 25848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reducción is recorded at frequency rank #3,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [reð̞ukˈsjõn]. reducciones is at rank #22,837, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reð̞ukˈsjones].
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 25848, this pair ranks #234,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reducción vs reducciones
Shared letters: cdeinru. Private to "reducción": ó. Private to "reducciones": os.
"reducción" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "reducciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reducciones ← erducciones · rdeucciones · redcuciones · redducciones · reduccinoes · reduccioens · reduccioness · reduccionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reducción" for "reducciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reducción" vs "reducciones" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reducción" and "reducciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reducción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reducciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reducción" and "reducciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reducciones vs refacciones". 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 #234,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.