Which to use
“reservación” and “reservaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,515
- “reservación” frequency rank
- #39,432
- “reservaciones” frequency rank
- 79947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reservación | reservaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de reservar. | Forma del plural de reservación. |
Where the eye mixes reservación and reservaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. reservación runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVVC) against reservaciones's 13 (CVCVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reservación with reservaciones
A purely visual mix-up. reservación ([reseɾβ̞aˈsjõn]) and reservaciones ([reseɾβ̞aˈsjones]) 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 79947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reservación is recorded at frequency rank #40,515, classified as anoun, pronounced [reseɾβ̞aˈsjõn]. reservaciones is at rank #39,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reseɾβ̞aˈsjones].
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 79947, this pair ranks #12,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reservación vs reservaciones
Shared letters: aceinrsv. Private to "reservación": ó. Private to "reservaciones": o.
"reservación" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC · "reservaciones" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reservaciones ← erservaciones · recervaciones · reesrvaciones · reseravciones · reserbaciones · reserrvaciones · reservacciones · reservacinoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reservación" for "reservaciones" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reservación" or "reservaciones" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reservación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reservaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #12,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.