rotaciónvsrotacionesConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
rotación
10 ch
rotaciones

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?
No. They are said differently ([rot̪aˈsjõn] versus [rot̪aˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rotación" vs "rotaciones" - which ranks higher?
"rotación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,133 in our Spanish list, against #38,375 for "rotaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list