revoluciónvsrevolucionesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,002
“revolución” frequency rank
#9,888
“revoluciones” frequency rank
10890
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revolución revoluciones
Definition Derrocamiento y sustitución completa del regimén o del sistema político establecido por parte de la gente gobernada. Forma del plural de revolución.

Where the eye mixes revolución and revoluciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. revolución runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against revoluciones's 12 (CVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
revolución
12 ch
revoluciones

Look-alike desk: revolución vs revoluciones

A purely visual mix-up. revolución ([reβ̞oluˈsjõn]) and revoluciones ([reβ̞oluˈsjones]) 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 10890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revolución is recorded at frequency rank #1,002, classified as anoun, pronounced [reβ̞oluˈsjõn]. revoluciones is at rank #9,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reβ̞oluˈsjones].

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 10890, this pair ranks #297,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of revolución vs revoluciones

Shared letters: ceilnoruv. Private to "revolución": ó. Private to "revoluciones": s.

"revolución" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC  ·  "revoluciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revoluciones ← ervoluciones · reboluciones · reovluciones · revlouciones · revolcuiones · revolluciones · revolucciones · revolucinoes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revolución" for "revoluciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞oluˈsjõn] versus [reβ̞oluˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revolución" or "revoluciones"?
"revolución" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,002 in our Spanish list, against #9,888 for "revoluciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "revolución" and "revoluciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revolución" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revoluciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revolución" and "revoluciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revolucionar vs revoluciones". 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 #297,017 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