Which to use
“sensación” and “sensaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,996
- “sensación” frequency rank
- #9,538
- “sensaciones” frequency rank
- 11534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sensación | sensaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impresión que las cosas producen en la mente por medio de los sentidos: sensación de frío, de oscuridad. | Forma del plural de sensación |
Where the eye mixes sensación and sensaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sensación runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against sensaciones's 11 (CVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sensación vs sensaciones
A purely visual mix-up. sensación ([sẽnsaˈsjõn]) and sensaciones ([sẽnsaˈsjones]) 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 11534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sensación is recorded at frequency rank #1,996, classified as anoun, pronounced [sẽnsaˈsjõn]. sensaciones is at rank #9,538, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sẽnsaˈsjones].
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 11534, this pair ranks #294,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sensación vs sensaciones
Shared letters: aceins. Private to "sensación": ó. Private to "sensaciones": o.
"sensación" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "sensaciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sensaciones ← censaciones · esnsaciones · senasciones · sennsaciones · sensacciones · sensacinoes · sensacioens · sensacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sensación" for "sensaciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sensación" vs "sensaciones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sensación" and "sensaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sensación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sensaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sensación" and "sensaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sanación vs sensación". 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 #294,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.