Which to use
“religión” and “religiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,879
- “religión” frequency rank
- #6,726
- “religiones” frequency rank
- 8605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | religión | religiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Creencia y culto de lo sobrenatural y sagrado. | Forma del plural de religión |
Where the eye mixes religión and religiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. religión runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against religiones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: religión vs religiones
A purely visual mix-up. religión ([reliˈxjõn]) and religiones ([reliˈxjones]) 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 8605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
religión is recorded at frequency rank #1,879, classified as anoun, pronounced [reliˈxjõn]. religiones is at rank #6,726, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reliˈxjones].
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 8605, this pair ranks #304,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of religión vs religiones
Shared letters: egilnr. Private to "religión": ó. Private to "religiones": os.
"religión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "religiones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- religiones ← erligiones · reilgiones · relgiiones · religgiones · religinoes · religioens · religioness · religionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "religión" and "religiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "religión" or "religiones" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "religión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "religiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "religión" and "religiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "religión vs remisión". 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 #304,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.