Which to use
“sanción” and “sanciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,361
- “sanción” frequency rank
- #4,942
- “sanciones” frequency rank
- 11303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sanción | sanciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Castigo administrativo o penal, que se obtiene por la comisión de una infracción. | Forma del plural de sanción. |
Where the eye mixes sanción and sanciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sanción runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against sanciones's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sanción with sanciones
A purely visual mix-up. sanción ([sãnˈsjõn]) and sanciones ([sãnˈsjones]) 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 11303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sanción is recorded at frequency rank #6,361, classified as anoun, pronounced [sãnˈsjõn]. sanciones is at rank #4,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sãnˈsjones].
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 11303, this pair ranks #295,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sanción vs sanciones
Shared letters: acins. Private to "sanción": ó. Private to "sanciones": eo.
"sanción" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "sanciones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sanciones ← asnciones · sacniones · sancciones · sancinoes · sancioens · sancioness · sancionnes · sancionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sanción" and "sanciones" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sanción" vs "sanciones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sanción" and "sanciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sanción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sanciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sanción" and "sanciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sanción vs sancionan". 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 #295,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.