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Which to use

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

#5,433
“secciones” frequency rank
#3,739
“sesiones” frequency rank
9172
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature secciones sesiones
Definition Forma del plural de sección. Forma del plural de sesión.

Where the eye mixes secciones and sesiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. secciones runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against sesiones's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
secciones
8 ch
sesiones

Look-alike desk: secciones vs sesiones

A purely visual mix-up. secciones ([sekˈsjones]) and sesiones ([seˈsjones]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

secciones is recorded at frequency rank #5,433, classified as anoun, pronounced [sekˈsjones]. sesiones is at rank #3,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈsjones].

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 9172, this pair ranks #302,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of secciones vs sesiones

Shared letters: einos. Private to "secciones": c. Private to "sesiones": -.

"secciones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "sesiones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • secciones ← cecciones · escciones · sceciones · seccinoes · seccioens · seccioness · seccionnes · seccionse
  • sesiones ← ceciones · essiones · seisones · sesinoes · sesioens · sesioness · sesionnes · sesionse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "secciones" for "sesiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sekˈsjones] versus [seˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "secciones" vs "sesiones" - which ranks higher?
"sesiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,739 in our Spanish list, against #5,433 for "secciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "secciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sesiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "secciones" and "sesiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cesiones vs sesiones". 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 #302,733 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