Which to use
“sección” and “secciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,330
- “sección” frequency rank
- #5,433
- “secciones” frequency rank
- 6763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sección | secciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de cortar o de seccionar. | Forma del plural de sección. |
Where the eye mixes sección and secciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sección runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against secciones's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sección with secciones
A purely visual mix-up. sección ([sekˈsjõn]) and secciones ([sekˈsjones]) 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 6763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sección is recorded at frequency rank #1,330, classified as anoun, pronounced [sekˈsjõn]. secciones is at rank #5,433, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sekˈsjones].
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 6763, this pair ranks #309,863 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sección vs secciones
Shared letters: ceins. Private to "sección": ó. Private to "secciones": o.
"sección" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "secciones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- secciones ← cecciones · escciones · sceciones · seccinoes · seccioens · seccioness · seccionnes · seccionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sección" for "secciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sección" vs "secciones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "secciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,863 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sección" and "secciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "secciones vs secreciones". 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 #309,863 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.