Which to use
“rotación” and “rotaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,133
- “rotación” frequency rank
- #38,375
- “rotaciones” frequency rank
- 49508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rotación | rotaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Movimiento de un cuerpo extenso en el que cualquier punto del mismo se conserva equidistante a un punto fijo. | Forma del plural de rotación |
Where the eye mixes rotación and rotaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rotación runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against rotaciones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rotación with rotaciones
A purely visual mix-up. rotación ([rot̪aˈsjõn]) and rotaciones ([rot̪aˈsjones]) 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 49508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rotación is recorded at frequency rank #11,133, classified as anoun, pronounced [rot̪aˈsjõn]. rotaciones is at rank #38,375, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rot̪aˈsjones].
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 49508, this pair ranks #108,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rotación vs rotaciones
Shared letters: acinort. Private to "rotación": ó. Private to "rotaciones": es.
"rotación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "rotaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rotaciones ← ortaciones · roatciones · rotacciones · rotacinoes · rotacioens · rotacioness · rotacionnes · rotacionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rotación" and "rotaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rotación" vs "rotaciones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rotación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rotaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rotación" and "rotaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raciones vs rotaciones". 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 #108,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.